“Italian Fascism’s Empire Cinema is the most subtle and detailed examination we have of a crucial element of the cultural practice of ‘totalitarian’ dictatorship, Italian-style.”
―Times Higher Education Supplement

“More than a history of Fascist culture, a richly documented and thorough chronicle of the relationship between the regime and culture.”

– William Weaver, New York Review of Books

“Italian Colonialism offers a fascinating introduction to a subject that has for too long been ignored. ….Through highly readable chapters by many of the major scholars in the field, the book puts both Italian history and the history of European colonialism in a new light.”

– David Kertzer, Paul Dupee Professor of Social Sciences, Brown University

“This is a great read for anyone who studies Italian emigration, colonialism or immigration, as it allows the reader to see quite clearly how these three topics are deeply interconnected.”
– Avy Valladares, Berkeley City College, Altreitalie

This volume brings together scholarship on empires from a wide variety of temporal and geographical contexts, from ancient Rome and China, through the French and Russian empires, to contemporary America.

To be published by W.W. Norton & Company in 2021