Fascist Hybridities: Representations of Racial Mixing and Diaspora Cultures under Mussolini

Rosetta Giuliani Caponetto

ISBN 10: 1137481846 / ISBN 13: 9781137481849

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

About this Item

Under Italian Fascism, African-Italian mulattoes and white Italians living in Egypt posed a particular threat to the pursuit of a homogenous national identity. This book examines novels and films of the period, showing that their attempts at stigmatization were self-undermining, forcing audiences to reassess their collective identity. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; JFSL1; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402. . 2015. 2015th Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fascist Hybridities: Representations of Racial Mixing and Diaspora Cultures under Mussolini
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1137481846
• ISBN 13: 9781137481849
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Under Italian Fascism, African-Italian mulattoes and white Italians living in Egypt posed a particular threat to the pursuit of a homogenous national identity. This book examines novels and films of the period, showing that their attempts at stigmatization were self-undermining, forcing audiences to reassess their collective identity.

About the Author

Rosetta Giuliani Caponetto is Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Auburn University, USA.