Migration at the End of Empire

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'Drawing on an impressive range of sources and historical methods, Joseph Viscomi's beautifully written book on the Italian community in Egypt and its departure weaves larger claims into a fine-grained narrative, inspiring important and timely reflections on belonging, extraterritoriality and temporality in the Eastern Mediterranean.' Valeska Huber, author of Channelling Mobilities: Migration and Globalisation in the Suez Canal Region and Beyond, 1869-1914 'Joseph Viscomi's important book recasts the history of Italians in Egypt by analysing the relationship and tensions between historical temporalities and political membership from the nineteenth century until the present. A profound, sophisticated and meticulously researched work, this book will be necessary reading for anybody interested in Mediterranean history and its multiple landscapes of migration.' Ilham Khuri-Makdisi, author of The Eastern Mediterranean and the Making of Global Radicalism, 1860-1914 'This book is a time-machine - a fascinating journey into the imaginaries of post-imperial migrant temporality - elegantly told, polyphonic and timely. Viscomi makes us understand the contemporary Mediterranean from a long-term perspective. An eminent contribution to the transnational history of Italy, to the history of modern temporality and migration studies.' Manuel Borutta, co-author, with Sakis Gekas, of A Colonial Sea: The Mediterranean, 1798-1956 'The book is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the history of the Italians of Egypt. More generally, too, it offers rich materials for reflecting upon the dynamics of identity and political belonging in transnational contexts or upon the relationship between history and memory.' Eleonora Angella, Mashriq & Mahjar: Journal of Middle East and North African Migration Studies