| The Jews in Mussolini's Italy: From Equality to Persecution Contributor(s): Sarfatti, Michele (Author), Tedeschi, John (Translator), Tedeschi, Anne C. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0299217345 ISBN-13: 9780299217341 Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2006 Annotation: Often overshadowed by the persecution of Jews in Germany, the treatment of Jews in fascist Italy comes into sharp focus in this volume by Italian historian Michele Sarfatti. Using thorough and careful statistical evidence to document how the Italian social climate changed from relatively just to irredeemably prejudicial, Sarfatti begins with a history of Italian Jews in the decades before fascism--when Jews were fully integrated into Italian national life--and provides a deft and comprehensive history from fascism's rise in 1922 to its defeat in 1945. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Holocaust - History | Europe - Italy |
| Dewey: 305.892 |
| Series: George L. Mosse Series in Modern European Cultural and Intellectual History (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6.44" W x 8.98" (1.29 lbs) 438 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Cultural Region - Italy - Topical - Holocaust - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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| Publisher Description: Often overshadowed by the persecution of Jews in Germany, the treatment of Jews in fascist Italy comes into sharp focus in this volume by Italian historian Michele Sarfatti. Using thorough and careful statistical evidence to document how the Italian social climate changed from relatively just to irredeemably prejudicial, Sarfatti begins with a history of Italian Jews in the decades before fascism--when Jews were fully integrated into Italian national life--and provides a deft and comprehensive history from fascism's rise in 1922 to its defeat in 1945. Outstanding Academic Title, Choice Magazine |