Cambridge University Press Migration at the End of Empire - Cambridge University Press

Explore the complex history of Mediterranean migration in this scholarly work from Cambridge University Press. Migration at the End of Empire examines how the politics of departure and conflicting temporalities shaped the age of decolonisation. By using a microhistorical approach, the book looks at the lived experiences of more than 55,000 Italian subjects living in Egypt throughout the late-nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The text analyzes how Ottoman-era legal regimes influenced the connection between nationalism and imperialism for Italians in Egypt before 1937. It also looks at how the fascist government attempted to revive the myth of Mare Nostrum. This book provides a deep look into how migration and decolonisation processes transformed the relationship between Italy and Egypt, making it an essential read for students and historians of European and Mediterranean history.