Restorations of Empire in Africa Ancient Rome and Modern Italy''s African Colonies

The first full-length study of how Italian colonialism in Africa used the history of Roman imperialism on the continent to legitimise and promote its own imperial endeavours. Agbamu looks at a broad range of cultural documents to examine how the discourse of colonialism as 'the return of Rome' to land rightfully Italian was disseminated.

Info autore

Samuel Agbamu is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow and Lecturer in Classics at the University of Reading. He holds a PhD in Classics from King's College London, where he also studied for a PGCE in Classics. Prior to taking up his Early Career Fellowship, Sam taught at schools in London and Cambridge.

Riassunto

The first full-length study of how Italian colonialism in Africa used the history of Roman imperialism on the continent to legitimise and promote its own imperial endeavours. Agbamu looks at a broad range of cultural documents to examine how the discourse of colonialism as 'the return of Rome' to land rightfully Italian was disseminated.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Samuel (Lecturer in Classics Agbamu, Samuel Agbamu
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 28.03.2024
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Antichità
• EAN: 9780192848499
• ISBN: 978-0-19-284849-9
• Numero di pagine: 312
• Serie: Classical Presences
• Categorie: Ethnic Studies, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, HISTORY / Africa / General, Africa, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Italian, LITERARY CRITICISM / African, East Africa, Italy, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, African History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, National liberation and independence, African history: pre-colonial period, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies