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ISSN: 1353-2944 (Print), 1469-9877 (Online) Editors: Gianluca Fantoni Nottingham Trent University, UK, and Milena Sabato Università del Salento, Italy Founded by the Association for the Study of Modern Italy (ASMI) in 1995.

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Pablo del Hierro @pablo1981.bsky.social · 21d

📰 Just published! My latest article in @modernitaly.bsky.social looks at how Mussolini’s regime used the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL) to expand Italy’s influence in Francoist Spain between 1936 and 1943. You can read it open access here:
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The role of the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL) in Fascist Italy’s economic strategy towards Franco’s Spain, 1936–43 | Modern Italy | Cambridge Core

The role of the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL) in Fascist Italy’s economic strategy towards Franco’s Spain, 1936–43

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Modern Italy (Cambridge University Press) @modernitaly.bsky.social · 1d

Couldn’t attend the May roundtable at LUISS for the launch of Modern Italy’s special issue on the Resistance? No worries — here’s a summary of the event, now published on Modern Italy. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The Italian Resistance: 80 years later – a roundtable reflection at LUISS | Modern Italy | Cambridge Core

The Italian Resistance: 80 years later – a roundtable reflection at LUISS

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Modern Italy (Cambridge University Press) @modernitaly.bsky.social · Sep 10

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The Italian Resistance

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Modern Italy (Cambridge University Press) @modernitaly.bsky.social · Jul 4

The May issue is out! Open Access!
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Marzia Maccaferri @marzmac.bsky.social · May 23

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Marzia Maccaferri @marzmac.bsky.social · May 23

La #Resistenza italiana 80 anni dopo. #ModernItaly e #Asmi ospitati alla #Luiss.

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Nicola Camilleri @camilleriana.bsky.social · Jun 4

💥 Can you imagine what it was like to live in fascist Italy as a Black female academic? Check out the article that Uoldelul Chelati-Dirar and I wrote about Elena Sengal on @modernitaly.bsky.social. It's a sneak preview of a major ongoing project.

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Challenging race, gender, and class in Fascist and postwar Italy. Biographical notes on Elena Sengal (1911–1962) | Modern Italy | Cambridge Core

Challenging race, gender, and class in Fascist and postwar Italy. Biographical notes on Elena Sengal (1911–1962)

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Modern Italy (Cambridge University Press) @modernitaly.bsky.social · May 1

Please note the updated title "Justice and Trials in Modern and Contemporary Italy" of the forthcoming ASMI Annual Conference 2025. Below is the revised CFP. Thank you and please share widely!

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Modern Italy (Cambridge University Press) @modernitaly.bsky.social · Apr 30

Please see information below for the forthcoming ASMI Annual Conference 2025 "Justice and Trials in Contemporary Italy" to be held in London on 28-29 November 2025. Application deadline: 7 July 2025.
Please share widely with anyone who might be interested.

Modern Italy (Cambridge University Press) @modernitaly.bsky.social · Apr 25

In a month, or so...Buon 25 aprile!

Modern Italy (Cambridge University Press) @modernitaly.bsky.social · Mar 31

@modernitaly.bsky.socialTurns 30! See the Open Access editorial written by the general editors Gianluca Fantoni and
@milenasabato.bsky.social at the link.
[https://doi.org/10.1017/mit.2024.77]

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Modern Italy (Cambridge University Press) @modernitaly.bsky.social · Mar 31

Modern Italy turns 30—see the editorial written by the general editors Gianluca Fantoni and @milenasabato.bsky.social at the link.

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Modern Italy turns 30! | Modern Italy | Cambridge Core

Modern Italy turns 30! - Volume 30 Issue 1

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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · Mar 4

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Mussolini’s March on Rome was neither peaceful nor bloodless | Letter

Letters: Far from exaggerating the violence of Italian fascism, it could be argued that Joe Wright’s series Mussolini: Son of the Century plays it down, writes John Foot

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Modern Italy (Cambridge University Press) @modernitaly.bsky.social · Mar 4

The February Issue is out! All research article are Open Access and available as of today on the website of Modern Italy (Cambridge University Press)!

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Modern Italy (Cambridge University Press) @modernitaly.bsky.social · Feb 24

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John Dickie @johndickie.bsky.social · Feb 22

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A raid and a secret tape exposed a Sicilian mafia that is shrunken, whiny and clinging on for survival | John Dickie

A historic number of arrests were made, but the days of targeted murder or massive political influence are long gone, says John Dickie, a professor at UCL

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Molly Tambor @mrtamb.bsky.social · Feb 20

Proud to be helping organize this in-person NYC event for a very relevant anniversary!

Poster for April 25th event celebrating 80th anniversary of the Italian Day of Liberation: Resisting Silence Unveiling the Legacy of the Italian Resistance
Email modernitalianseminar@gmail.com for info and to register

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Modern Italy (Cambridge University Press) @modernitaly.bsky.social · Feb 20

The latest (printed) issue of @modernitaly.bsky.social features 7 research articles (all open access!) a Contexts and Debates and 9 book reviews!
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Stay tuned for the February Issue, with more of the above!

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Modern Italy (Cambridge University Press) @modernitaly.bsky.social · Feb 19

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Modern Italy - Gianluca Fantoni, Milena Sabato

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