Italian Colonialism

Name: Italian Colonialism
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ISBN: 9780230606364

ISBN-10: 0230606369

ISBN-13: 9780230606364

Edition: 2005

Authors: Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Mia Fuller, Ruth Ben-ghiat

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Italian Colonialismis a pioneering anthology of texts by scholars from seven countries who represent the best of classical and newer approaches to the study of Italian imperial endeavors in Africa. Essays on the political, economic, and military aspects of Italian colonialism are featured alongside works that reflect the insights of anthropology, race and gender studies, film, architecture, and oral and cultural history. The volume includes many essays by Italian and African scholars that have never been translated into English. It is a unique resource that offers students and scholars a comprehensive view of the field.

Book details

List price: $109.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date: 10/13/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 266
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.66" tall
Weight: 0.858
Language: English

Ruth Ben-Ghiat is Associate Professor of Italian Studies at New York University. Her publications include Fascist Modernities: Italy 1922-45 . Mia Fuller is Assistant Professor of Italian Studies at the University of California at Berkeley.



Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Notes on Contributors


Chronology


Editors' Note on Transliterations


Introduction




Conquest



Constructing Italian Africa: Geography and Geopolitics




Italian Colonial Internment




The Italian Air Force in the Ethiopian War (1935-1936)




Poison Gas and Atrocities in the Italo-Ethiopian War (1935-1936)




Colonization



State and Class Formation and Collaboration in Colonial Libya




The Early Years of the Agency for the Colonization of Cyrenaica (1932-1935)




Empire Building and Its Limitations: Ethiopia (1935-1941)




Practices and Ideologies



Patrilinearity, Race, and Identity: The Upbringing of Italo-Eritreans during Italian Colonialism




The Ideology of Colonialism: Educational Policy and Praxis in Eritrea




Mussolini, Libya, and the Sword of Islam




Preservation and Self-Absorption: Italian Colonization and the Walled City of Tripoli, Libya




Representations



Pioneering Female Modernity: Fascist Women in Colonial Africa




Public Space and Public Face: Italian Fascist Urban Planning at Tripoli's Colonial Trade Fair




The Architecture of Tourism in Italian Libya: The Creation of a Mediterranean Identity




The Italian Colonial Cinema: Agendas and Audiences




Legacies



The Obligations of Italy Toward Libya




Damages Caused by the Italian Fascist Colonization of Libya




Italian Memories/African Memories of Colonialism




Italians as "Good" Colonizers: Speaking Subalterns and the Politics of Memory in the Dodecanese




Madamismo and Beyond: The Construction of Eritrean Women



Bibliography


Index