The great divide?

Bernhard, Patrick, 1970-
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Title The great divide? : Notions of racism in Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany - new answers to an old problem.
Original Library/publisher Journal of Modern Italian Studies. Abingdon, Oxfordshire. 24,1
Host Item Journal of Modern Italian Studies 24,1 (2019) 97-114
Description One of Michele Sarfatti's greatest accomplishments has been to challenge the notion that there was a fundamental difference between the biological racism predominant in nazi Germany and the "cultural racism" of Fascist Italy. I examine how this dichotomy took shape and the meaning it acquired over time. My basic argument is that this division is the result of dialogue between Italian and German population experts during the interwar period, and that making a sharp distinction between a "German" and an "Italian" style of racism helped them to construct their own identities. In other words, the debate on racism was a vehicle for defining what it meant to be a "true" nazi or fascist. In this way, differences in racist ideology can be understood as a product of struggles over meaning. Ultimately, my aim is to de-essentialize the meaning of race in research on both nazi Germany and fascist Italy.
Language English
National Library system number 990006158400705171
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