Francesco Filippi
Author
Language
English
Description
In the fiery political debates in and about Italy, silence reigns about the country's colonial legacy. By reducing European colonial history to Britain and France, Italy has effectively concealed an enduring phenomenon in its history that lasted close to 80 years (1882 to 1960). It also blots out the history of the countries it colonized in Northeastern Africa.
Italian colonial history began in 1882 with the acquisition of Assab Bay and came to a...
Author
Publisher
Baraka Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Corriere Della Sera
Surgically, but with wit, Francesco Filippi demolishes each and every myth that has taken root about Mussolini and fascism in an uplifting handbook for political and intellectual self-defense. No stones are left unturned, including the colonial devastation of Libya and Ethiopia.
Legend would have it that Mussolini put roofs over Italians' heads, developed the economy, had trains running on time, stood up for justice and against...