Myth and Memory in the Mediterranean: Remembering Fascism's Empire
Nicholas Doumanis
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Hardcover. This work examines the relationship between colonizer and colonized among the Italian-held Dodecanese Islands between 1912 and 1945, challenging views on Italian colonialism and Greek nationalism. It reflects on contemporary questions on memory, political culture and social identity. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1QSM; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JPFN; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
This book examines the relationship between coloniser and colonised among the Italian-held Dodecanese Islands between 1912 and 1943, and is based on an oral history project conducted between 1990 and 1995. Italian power is described as having been negotiated, resisted and modified by locals, who admired many aspects of Italian rule without according the regime any legitimacy. This ethnographic history challenges standard views on Italian colonialism and Greek nationalism, and reflects on contemporary questions regarding historical memory, political culture and social identity.
This book examines the relationship between coloniser and colonised among the Italian-held Dodecanese Islands between 1912 and 1943, and is based on an oral history project conducted between 1990 and 1995. Italian power is described as having been negotiated, resisted and modified by locals, who admired many aspects of Italian rule without according the regime any legitimacy. This ethnographic history challenges standard views on Italian colonialism and Greek nationalism, and reflects on contemporary questions regarding historical memory, political culture and social identity.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
243
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333682326
SKU
V9780333682326
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99-15
About Nicholas Doumanis
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Reviews for Myth and Memory in the Mediterranean: Remembering Fascism's Empire
'This subtle and complex picture of a neglected period in Greek and Italian history deserves a wide readership beyond Mediterranean studies, and will reward anyone grappling with questions of nationalism, history 'from below' and the social production of historical memory. It not only fills in the gaps of previous histories, but creates a distinctive historical vision.' - David Sutton, South ... Read more