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Cradle of the Renaissance, Florence’s historical heritage is primarily tied to Italian art history and the colonial past of the city remains barely noticeable. Therefore, bringing to light the colonial traces of the city participates to the creation of a…

With streets and squares in the city center dedicated to the Savoy, to personalities of Sardinian politics and culture, or even to personalities of Italian culture, at first sight, the city of Cagliari does not seem to possess signs of…

When one alludes to imperial Rome it is common to think about the capital of the ancient Roman empire. But Rome was also the hub from where all decisions on colonial politics were issued in the XIXth and XXth centuries.…

Superb baroque city, former capital of the Duchy of Savoy, then of the Sardinian Kingdom and finally of the newborn Italian State, Turin became a major industrial area and “capital of the automobile” in the twentieth century. Toponymy, monuments, memorials…

As capital of South Tyrol, Bolzano lies in the core of a region in which narrations about conquest and socio-political dominance are paramount for its own history. This is because the region, which is inhabited by a German-speaking majority, became…

Even if considered a timeless city with floating buildings and an incredible artistic heritage, Venice bears the traces of its entire history, included its colonial past. As the city of Serenissima, whose domain comprised the Istrian-Dalmatian area, Venice is also…