Anglophobia in Fascist Italy

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Anglophobia in Fascist Italy depicts how the Fascist regime disseminated its particular image of Great Britain, consistent with its own ideological imperatives, and puts to the test effectiveness of this messaging among the Italian people.

Anglophobia in Fascist Italy traces the origins and development of anti-British sentiment in Fascist Italy, as Britain turned from being an ally in the First World War to an enemy in the Second. The book demonstrates that Fascist ideologues framed Britain as a stagnant and decaying country and the polar opposite of Fascisms new civilization, to the point that the regimes assessment of British political resolve and military might were distorted by ideological bias. The book offers a thorough analysis of diplomatic, military and journalistic sources and demonstrates that anti-British tropes had permeated Italy to a greater degree than was previously believed.

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Jacopo Pili received his doctorate in History from the University of Leeds and has taught at the University of Leeds and Rome Tor Vergata University