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But We Built Roads for Them

By Francesco Filippi In Books and Featured Books Tagged In Africa, Colonialism, Domenic Cusmano, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Francesco Filippi, Italian Colonialism, Italian Imperialism, Italians in Africa, Italy, Italy Fascism, Libya, and Somalia.

Pre-order now; available April 1, 2024 In the fiery political debates in and about Italy, silence reigns about the country’s colonial legacy. By reducing European colonial history to Britain and France, Italy has effectively concealed an enduring phenomenon in its history that lasted close to 80 years (1882 to 1960). It also blots out the… Read more »

Slouching Towards Sirte

In Books Tagged In Africa, Colonialism, Forte, Gaddafi, Humanitarian Imperialism, Libya, NATO, Neocolonialism, NGOs, R2P, Responsibility To Protect, Sirte, Slouching, and War.

“Forte’s  book is a must-read for anyone seriously interested in understanding the motives and consequences of the West’s onslaught against Libya and African development.”  Dan Glazebrook, Ceasefire Magazine NATO’s war in Libya was proclaimed as a humanitarian intervention—bombing in the name of “saving lives.” Attempts at diplomacy were stifled. Peace talks were subverted. Libya was… Read more »