La Conquista Del Sud Di Carlo Alianello.pdf
Simone Whitmeyer
La Conquista Del Sud Di Carlo Alianello.pdf
La Conquista Del Sud (The Conquest of the South) is a historical book by Carlo Alianello, a journalist, historian and writer of Lucanian origins. It tells the story of the Risorgimento, the unification of Italy, from the perspective of the southern regions, which were annexed by the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1860-1861. The book challenges the official narrative of the Risorgimento as a liberation and a national achievement, and exposes the harsh realities of the war of conquest, the repression of the Bourbon loyalists and the brigands, and the economic and social decline of the South after the unification.
The book was first published in 1972 by Rusconi Editore, and it had a disruptive effect on the public opinion. It was one of the first books to bring to light the truth about the Risorgimento, which was often distorted or silenced by the dominant ideology and culture. Alianello used a simple and direct style, making the history alive through its characters and events. He showed that the unification of Italy was not a popular or democratic movement, but a project of a minority of elites, influenced by Freemasonry and foreign interests. He also showed that the southern people resisted the invasion of the Piedmontese army, not out of backwardness or ignorance, but out of loyalty to their king, their religion and their traditions.
The book is available for free download in PDF format from [this link]. It is also possible to read it online or borrow it from [the Internet Archive]. The book is written in Italian, but there are some translations into other languages, such as English, Spanish and French. The book has been reprinted several times, and it has inspired many other works of literature, cinema and theater. It is considered a masterpiece of historical revisionism and a fundamental source for understanding the history and identity of the South.
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