Il fascismo e gli italiani all’estero

Pernicone, Nunzio

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“…Examining Italian policy towards these Albanians also allows us to link imperial history to the rich historiography on fascism and Italian emigrants. These studies have advanced our knowledge of how radical fascist activists and diplomatic functionaries aspired to foster fascist organisations and consciousness among emigrants, maintain Italian national identity abroad and wield Italian emigrant groups and individuals for soft power purposes (Franzina and Sanfilippo 2003;Pretelli 2010). As this article demonstrates, Italian officials applied these lessons to Albanians outside Albania.…”

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Fascist transnationalism during the occupation of Albania (1939–43)

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2024

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This article links the study of transnational and imperial fascism in the context of the Italian occupation of Albania by examining how Italian authorities sought to turn Albanians abroad into assets rather than liabilities. Organising and monitoring Albanians occurred through conferences, youth institutions and consular activities. Studying such concrete contacts and negotiations allows us to explore the practical issues latent in expanding fascist political subjectivity in transnational and imperial contexts. On the one hand, Italians hoped to verse Albanians in a fascist identity by using existing organisational strategies while silencing or converting potential anti-Italian critics. On the other, many Albanians expressed and offered support for these Italian efforts, though with reservations and conditions, raising questions as to what it meant to be an Albanian nationalist and/or fascist in the years of occupation. The Albanian case therefore contributes to our understanding of the tensions inherent in ‘universalising’ fascism for colonial subjects.

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Fascist transnationalism during the occupation of Albania (1939–43)

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2024

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“…2 Similarly, Italian emigrants soon mobilised for their country of origin by providing financial contributions or enlisting in the legion of Italian volunteers abroad created for the occasion. 3 However, with the war, many foreign governments began to suspect that members of the Italian Fascist branches abroad (fasci), one of the main instruments used by the totalitarian regime to retain the allegiance of the Italian masses overseas, could act as 'fifth columns' if the Ethiopian crisis erupted into a larger conflict. As a result, the secret services of some countries, such as Britain and the United States, began to scrutinise and document Italian Fascist members.…”

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The Impact of the Ethiopian War on Italian Immigrants in Scotland

Petrocelli

2023

Journal of Contemporary History

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While Fascist Italy was fighting its colonial war in Ethiopia in 1935–6, a ‘parallel war’ was fought by Italian fascist branches abroad to retain the allegiance of the Italian immigrant communities and win their support. Drawing extensively on original Italian archival documents and the contemporary press, this article analyses how the invasion of Ethiopia affected the small Italian diaspora in Scotland. The propaganda used by Fascist Italy to justify the war and counteract British diplomatic hostility, as well as the central role of Italian fascists in Scotland, contributed to consolidating the national identity of a large number of Italian immigrants and links with their country of origin. This article will also explore how the Abyssinian war paved the way for the portrayal of the members of local fascist branches (and those who were not) as ‘enemies within’ by the British government and many sectors of the host society.

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Il fascismo e gli italiani all’estero

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Fascist transnationalism during the occupation of Albania (1939–43)

Fascist transnationalism during the occupation of Albania (1939–43)

The Impact of the Ethiopian War on Italian Immigrants in Scotland

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