: By gathering accounts of everyday life, Doumanis creates a "history from below" that fills gaps left by traditional Greek and Italian nationalistic accounts.
: The book argues that Italian power was not just imposed but was actively negotiated and modified by the local population. Myth and Memory in the Mediterranean: Rememberi...
: Many islanders used the phrase una faccia, una razza to emphasize their perceived cultural and biological similarities with their Italian colonizers, often recalling them with a mix of fond nostalgia and bitterness. : By gathering accounts of everyday life, Doumanis