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The Decline of the Imperial Role of the European Powers: France, Italy and the Future of Northern Africa

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Italy and France both emerged from the war weak, shattered, and utterly exhausted. But the resemblance between their positions ends here.

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Bagnato, B. (1995). The Decline of the Imperial Role of the European Powers: France, Italy and the Future of Northern Africa. In: Varsori, A. (eds) Europe 1945–1990s. Southampton Studies in International Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23689-3_14

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