”Old Records asserting to the World: Italy stands here”. Italian Hegemonic Policies and Dalmatian Archival Heritage (1918-1949)

Stefano Talamini

”Old Records asserting to the World: Italy stands here”. Italian Hegemonic Policies and Dalmatian Archival Heritage (1918-1949)

Authors

Stefano Talamini The University of Trento, Humanities, Trento, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4411-3296

Keywords:

history of archives, archival heritage of Dalmatia, Italian hegemony on the Eastern Adriatic, fascist cultural policy, Emilio Re, Giorgio Cencetti, Francesco Salata

Abstract

This paper analyzes the actions taken by the authorities of the Kingdom of Italy concerning the Dalmatian archives between the end of World War I and World War II. It aims to illustrate how Italian hegemonic strategies viewed the Dalmatian historical archives as a useful tool to justify the fascist cultural policy in the Eastern Adriatic.