The Jews in Mussolini's Italy: From Equality to Persecution (George L. Mosse Series in the History of European Culture Sexuality and Ideas)

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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 fascismwhen Jews were fully integrated into Italian national lifeand provides a deft and comprehensive history from fascisms rise in 1922 to its defeat in 1945. Outstanding Academic Title Choice Magazine