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Machine derived contents note: Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Political opinions in Sicily: April-June 1860 -- 2. Cavour and the diplomats: April-June -- 3. La Farina and Crispi: June -- 4. Arguments for and against annexation -- 5. Arguments over ways and means -- 6. Crispi loses the first round: June -- 7. Cavour loses the second round: July -- 8. Cavour adjusts his policy: July -- 9. Depretis begins his prodictatorship: July -- 10. Cavour plans a revolt at Naples: July -- 11. Cavour fails at Naples: August -- 12. Political differences in Sicily: August -- 13. Cavour forces Depretis to a choice: 1-8 September -- 14. Depretis fails to persuade Garibaldi: 8-14 September -- 15. Garibaldi succeeds at Naples: 1-15 September -- 16. Cavour breaks with Garibaldi: September -- 17. The radicals at bay: September -- 18. Mordini the new prodictator: 17-25 September -- 19. Further controversy over annexation: September-October -- 20. Mordini summons an assembly: 5 October -- 21. Pallavicino fights for a plebiscite: 8 October -- 22. Parliament supports Cavour: October -- 23. Mordini changes his mind: 9-13 October -- 24. Garibaldi makes his decision: 9-13 October -- 25. The plebiscite in Sicily: October -- 26. The doubtful significance of the vote: October-November -- 27. Cavour's government in the south: November-December -- 28. Conclusion -- Index -- Map.