Experiencing War As the ''Enemy Other'' - Italian Scottish Experience in World War II

Informationen zum Autor Wendy Ugolini is a Lecturer in British History at the University of Edinburgh Klappentext Italy's declaration of war on Britain in June 1940 had devastating consequences for Italian immigrant families living in Scotland signalling their traumatic construction as the 'enemy other'. Through an analysis of personal testimonies and previously unpublished archival material, this book takes a case study of a long-established immigrant group and explores how notions of belonging and citizenship are undermined at a time of war. Overall, this book considers how wartime events affected the construction or Italian identity in Britain. It makes a groundbreaking and original contribution to the social and cultural history of Britain during World War Two as well as the wider literature on war, memory and ethnicity. It will appeal to scholars and students of British and Scottish cultural and social history and the history of World War II. Zusammenfassung An original and engaging study which examines the impact of World War Two on the Italian community in Scotland. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis DedicationList of figuresList of abbreviationsAcknowledgementsIntroduction1. 'I didn't want to be Italian at all': representations and realities2. 'Long live Mussolini and Fascismo' - interwar fascistisation3. 'Collar the lot!': the historiographical legacy of internment4 . 'They're going to kill us!' Restrictions, riots and relocation5. 'I don't want to fight against my uncles' - military service in Britain6. 'He was shot by the Italians' - confronting military service overseas7. 'My life wasn't very great': women on the home front and in the services8. 'Non vi scorderemo mai' - commemoration, memorial and the Arandora StarAppendix: Respondents' biographiesSelect bibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: Wendy Ugolini, Ugolini Wendy
• Assisted by: Ana Carden-Coyne (Editor), Peter Gatrell (Editor), Max Jones (Editor), Penny Summerfield (Editor), Bertrand Taithe (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2011
• EAN: 9780719082696
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-8269-6
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Cultural History of Modern War; Cultural History of Modern War
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; European History, HISTORY / Military / General, Scotland, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Scotland, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Italy, Second World War, Social and cultural history, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater