Italian Colonialism and Resistances to Empire, 1930-1970 (Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies)

This book provides an innovative cultural history of Italian colonialism and its impact on twentieth-century ideas of empire and anti-colonialism. In October 1935, Mussolini's army attacked Ethiopia, defying the League of Nations and other European imperial powers. The book explores the widespread political and literary responses to the invasion, highlighting how Pan-Africanism drew its sustenance from opposition to ItalyÆs late empire-building, and reading the work of George Padmore, Claude McKay, and CLR James alongside the feminist and socialist anti-colonial campaigner Sylvia PankhurstÆs broadsheet, New Times and Ethiopia News. Extending into the postwar period, the book examines the fertile connections between anti-colonialism and anti-fascism in Italian literature and art, tracing the emergence of a ôresistance aestheticsö in works such as The Battle of Algiers and Giovanni PirelliÆs harrowing books of testimony about AlgeriaÆs war of independence, both inspired by Frantz Fanon. This book will interest readers passionate about postcolonial studies, the history of Italian imperialism, Pan-Africanism, print cultures, and Italian postwar culture.

• | Author: Neelam Srivastava
• | Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• | Publication Date: Feb 09, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 277 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/History
• | ISBN-10: 1137465832
• | ISBN-13: 9781137465832