Ugolini Experiencing war as the 'enemy other'

Italian Scottish experience in World War II
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-5261-2631-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Web PDF, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm

Reihe: Cultural History of Modern War

An original and engaging study which examines the impact of World War Two on the Italian community in Scotland.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ugolini, Wendy

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Besondere Kriege und Kampagnen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Dedication
List of figures
List of abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. ‘I didn’t want to be Italian at all’: representations and realities
2. ‘Long live Mussolini and Fascismo’ - interwar fascistisation
3. ‘Collar the lot!’: the historiographical legacy of internment
4. ‘They’re going to kill us!’ Restrictions, riots and relocation
5. ‘I don’t want to fight against my uncles’ - military service in Britain
6. ‘He was shot by the Italians’ - confronting military service overseas
7. ‘My life wasn’t very great’: women on the home front and in the services
8. ‘Non vi scorderemo mai’ - commemoration, memorial and the Arandora Star
Appendix: Respondents’ biographies
Select bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Ugolini Wendy:
Wendy Ugolini is a Lecturer in British History at the University of EdinburghWendy Ugolini is a Lecturer in British History at the University of Edinburgh.