Books by Roberta Pergher
Beyond Versailles. Sovereignty, Legitimacy, and the Formation of New Polities after the Great War, 2019
The settlement of Versailles was more than a failed peace. What was debated at the Paris Peace Co... more The settlement of Versailles was more than a failed peace. What was debated at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919–1920 hugely influenced how nations and empires, sovereignty, and the international order were understood after the Great War—and into the present. Beyond Versailles argues that this transformation of ideas was not the work of the treaty makers alone, but emerged in interaction with nationalist groups, anti-colonial movements, and regional elites who took up the rhetoric of Paris and made it their own. In shifting the spotlight from the palace of Versailles to the peripheries of Europe, Beyond Versailles turns to the treaties' resonance on the ground and shows why the principles of the peace settlement meant different things in different locales. It was in places a long way from Paris—in Polish borderlands and in Portuguese colonies, in contested spaces like Silesia, Teschen and Danzig, and in states emerging from imperial collapse like Austria, Egypt, and Iran—that notions of nation and sovereignty, legitimacy, and citizenship were negotiated and contested.
Examining Fascist Italy's efforts to control the antipodes of its realm - the regions annexed in ... more Examining Fascist Italy's efforts to control the antipodes of its realm - the regions annexed in northern Italy after the First World War, and Italy's North African colonies - the book shows how the regime struggled to imagine and implement Italian sovereignty over alien territories and peoples. Contrary to the claims of existing scholarship, Fascist settlement policy in these regions was not designed to solve an overpopulation problem, but to bolster Italian claims to rule in an era that prized self-determination and no longer saw imperial claims as self-evident. The book explores the character and impact of Fascist settlement policy and the degree to which ordinary Italians participated in and challenged the regime's efforts to Italianize contested territory. Employing models and concepts from the historiography of empire, it shows how Fascist Italy rethought the boundaries between national and imperial rule.
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In the Society of Fascists Acclamation, Acquiescence, and Agency in Mussolini’s Italy, 2012
This work takes a fresh look at the contentious question of the longevity and popularity of Musso... more This work takes a fresh look at the contentious question of the longevity and popularity of Mussolini's regime in Italy. In particular, it draws upon new research to challenge what has been the most influential paradigm over the last couple of decades, namely, the interpretation of Italian fascism as a consensual dictatorship.
Conference by Roberta Pergher
Papers by Roberta Pergher
Dapim: Studies on the Holocaust, 2013
Miscellaneous & Press by Roberta Pergher
Alto Adige, 5 febbraio, 2011
Accorata petizione sottocritta da decine di esperti altoatesini, austriaci e germanici: "Il passa... more Accorata petizione sottocritta da decine di esperti altoatesini, austriaci e germanici: "Il passato va spiegato senza rimozioni"
Books and edited volumes by Roberta Pergher
Il Fascismo italiano. Storia e interpretazioni, Carocci, 2021
Negli ultimi anni la discussione sul fascismo è tornata al centro del dibattito pubblico con una ... more Negli ultimi anni la discussione sul fascismo è tornata al centro del dibattito pubblico con una rilevanza che non sarebbe stata pensabile all’inizio del nuovo millennio. A partire dalle domande emerse dal rinnovato interesse storiografico, il libro racconta come il fascismo ha cambiato l’Italia, dando vita ad un regime che si distingueva nelle forme e nelle ambizioni da altre esperienze del passato e contribuiva a trasformare nel profondo la politica contemporanea. I temi posti al centro di questa indagine sono la violenza, l’impero, la guerra, la politica, l’economia, la religione, la cultura, ma anche l’antifascismo, la propaganda, la vita quotidiana e l’impatto all’estero dell’esperienza fascista. Sono argomenti centrali nella storia e nell’interpretazione del regime, qui approfonditi a partire da prospettive spesso inedite, che reinterrogando gli studi esistenti avanzano interpretazioni originali e propongono nuovi interrogativi.
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Books by Roberta Pergher
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Conference by Roberta Pergher
Papers by Roberta Pergher
Miscellaneous & Press by Roberta Pergher
Books and edited volumes by Roberta Pergher
Read more at http://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/history/twentieth-century-european-history/mussolinis-nation-empire-sovereignty-and-settlement-italys-borderlands-19221943#zOEEsT7m0goA63QG.99