| The Pursuit of Italy | |
| Author: | David Gilmour |
| Orig Lang Code: | en |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Allen Lane |
| Pub Date: | 2011 |
| Pages: | 447 |
| Isbn: | 9781846142512 |
The Pursuit of Italy: A History of a Land, Its Regions and Their Peoples is a 2011 book by the British historian David Gilmour. It is about Italian history, identity and unity. Gilmour argues that the unification of Italy may have been a failure or unnecessary, suggesting that the country would be better off as many smaller states.[1] [2] [3]