Opis: Fascist Italy and the Middle East, 1933-40 - Nir Arielli

Under Mussolini's leadership, Fascist Italy sought to increase its influence in the Middle East. This book examines the motivations behind Italy's policy, the diverse methods the regime employed and the reasons why Italian efforts ultimately failed. By looking at the interplay between foreign, colonial, cultural and military policies, Fascist Italy and the Middle East provides a new and challenging interpretation of the ambitions and contradictions that characterized Mussolini's Italy. It analyses the ways in which the Fascist regime sought to befriend the Islamic world and looks at how Italian policies were propagated and received by Middle Eastern societies. It also uncovers for the first time the grandiose plans that were prepared in the summer of 1940 for Fascist territorial expansion in Africa and the Middle East. 'This book is especially useful for scholars of the period as well as for students of the foreign policy of Fascism. Arielli's work straddles the crossroads of philology and political and diplomatic history and attempts to explain a complex phenomenon tied to the Fascist regime. It illuminates pages in Italian history that are not often remembered.' -Israel Journal of Foreign AffairsList of Figures Preface Abbreviations Introduction Continuity and Change - Italy and the Middle East, 1870 - 1934 In the Shadow of Ethiopia, 1935 - June 1936 The Protector of Islam, June 1936 - March 1938 Italy and the Arab Revolt in Palestine, 1936-39 A Policy that was Hard to Sell, April 1938 - May 1940 The Optimistic Summer, June - October 1940 Conclusions Archival Sources Bibliography

Szczegóły: Fascist Italy and the Middle East, 1933-40 - Nir Arielli

Tytuł: Fascist Italy and the Middle East, 1933-40
Autor: Nir Arielli
Producent: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9781137297389
Rok produkcji: 2012
Ilość stron: 272
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.34 kg

Recenzje: Fascist Italy and the Middle East, 1933-40 - Nir Arielli