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Professor '''John Dickie''' (born 1963) is a British author, historian and academic. He specialises in [[Italy]] and is Professor of Italian Studies at [[University College London]].
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Professor '''John Dickie''' (born 1963) is a British author, historian and academic who specialises in [[Italy]].
Born in [[Dundee]], he was brought up in [[Leicestershire]], and was educated at [[Loughborough Grammar School]] and [[Pembroke College, Oxford]] (1st in modern languages), and the [[University of Sussex]] (MA, DPhil). He has taught at UCL since 1993.


== Education ==
Dickie is the author of various books: ''Darkest Italy. The Nation and Stereotypes of the Mezzogiorno, 1860-1900'' (New York, 1999), ''Cosa Nostra: A History Of The Sicilian Mafia'' (2004), ''Delizia! The Epic History of Italians and their Food'' (2007), ''Una catastrofe patriottica. 1908: il terremoto di Messina'' (''A Patriotic Catastrophe. 1908: The Earthquake of Messina'', Rome, 2008), ''Blood Brotherhoods: the Rise of the Italian Mafias'' (2011), ,
Born in [[Dundee]], he was brought up in [[Leicestershire]] and went to [[Loughborough Grammar School]]. He studied Modern Languages at [[Pembroke College, Oxford]], obtaining a [[Bachelor's degree]] with [[British_undergraduate_degree_classification#First-class_honours|first class honours]]. He continued his studies at the [[University of Sussex]], completing a [[Master's degree]] and becoming a [[Doctor of Philosophy]].


== Career ==
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He states his research interests as "Representations of the Italian South, [[Italian nationalism]] and national identities, cultural history of liberal Italy, cultural and critical theory, [[organized crime]], [[Italian food]]."
He is Professor of [[Italian Studies]] at [[University College London]], where he has taught since 1993. According to the ''American Historical Review'' :<blockquote> John Dickie is a leading member of a group of young historians working in British universities with a distinctive revisionist thrust to their work on modern and contemporary Italian history. They do not shy away from theory, whether historiographical or broadly social scientific, and are happy to challenge past and current monstres sacres, from [[Denis Mack Smith]] to [[Edward Said]]. <ref>Roger Absalom, "Review" in ''American Historical Review ,'' (June 2001), p. 1082 </ref> </blockquote>


== Bibliography and publications ==
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In 2005 [[President of the Italian Republic]] awarded him the ''Commendatore dell'Ordine della Stella della Solidarietà Italiana'' (Commander of the [[Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity]]), an Italian knighthood.
Dickie is the author of various books:
* ''Darkest Italy. The Nation and Stereotypes of the Mezzogiorno, 1860-1900'' (New York, 1999),
* ''Cosa Nostra: A History Of The Sicilian Mafia'' (2004),<ref>{{cite web|last1=Vulliamy|first1=Ed|title=The Observer review: Sins of the godfathers|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/feb/15/historybooks.features|website=The Guardian|publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited|accessdate=26 March 2018|date=15 February 2004}}</ref> A "fine achievement" according to Professor Jane Schneider, in ''European History Quarterly'' (2008) 38#1 p.129-132.
* ''Delizia! The Epic History of Italians and their Food'' (2007),
* ''Una catastrofe patriottica. 1908: il terremoto di Messina'' (''A Patriotic Catastrophe. 1908: The Earthquake of Messina'', Rome, 2008),
* ''Blood Brotherhoods: the Rise of the Italian Mafias'' (2011)
* ''Mafia Republic: Italy's Criminal Curse. Cosa Nostra, 'Ndrangheta and Camorra from 1946 to the Present'' (2014).
In 2020 he published ''The Craft – How the Freemasons Made the Modern World''.


== Research interests ==
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In 2005 he married the author [[Sarah Penny]]; they have two children.
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He states his research interests as "Representations of the [[Italian South]], [[Italian nationalism]] and national identities, cultural history of [[liberal Italy]], [[Cultural studies|cultural]] and [[critical theory]], [[Organized crime in Italy|organized crime]], [[Italian food]]."


== External links ==
== Awards ==
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In 2005 [[President of the Italian Republic]] awarded him the ''Commendatore dell'Ordine della Stella della Solidarietà Italiana'' (Commander of the [[Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity]]), an Italian knighthood.<ref>{{cite web|last1=King|first1=Carol|title=Interview with John Dickie|url=http://www.italymagazine.com/featured-story/interview-john-dickie|website=Italy Magazine|accessdate=26 March 2018|date=18 July 2012}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
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In 2005 he married the author Sarah Penny; they have three children.

==References==
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==External links==
* http://www.johndickie.net
* http://www.johndickie.net
* http://www.ucl.ac.uk/italian/staff/academicandadmin/johndickie
* https://www.ucl.ac.uk/selcs/people/italian-staff/john-dickie


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Professor John Dickie (born 1963) is a British author, historian and academic who specialises in Italy.

Education

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Born in Dundee, he was brought up in Leicestershire and went to Loughborough Grammar School. He studied Modern Languages at Pembroke College, Oxford, obtaining a Bachelor's degree with first class honours. He continued his studies at the University of Sussex, completing a Master's degree and becoming a Doctor of Philosophy.

Career

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He is Professor of Italian Studies at University College London, where he has taught since 1993. According to the American Historical Review :

John Dickie is a leading member of a group of young historians working in British universities with a distinctive revisionist thrust to their work on modern and contemporary Italian history. They do not shy away from theory, whether historiographical or broadly social scientific, and are happy to challenge past and current monstres sacres, from Denis Mack Smith to Edward Said. [1]

Bibliography and publications

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Dickie is the author of various books:

  • Darkest Italy. The Nation and Stereotypes of the Mezzogiorno, 1860-1900 (New York, 1999),
  • Cosa Nostra: A History Of The Sicilian Mafia (2004),[2] A "fine achievement" according to Professor Jane Schneider, in European History Quarterly (2008) 38#1 p.129-132.
  • Delizia! The Epic History of Italians and their Food (2007),
  • Una catastrofe patriottica. 1908: il terremoto di Messina (A Patriotic Catastrophe. 1908: The Earthquake of Messina, Rome, 2008),
  • Blood Brotherhoods: the Rise of the Italian Mafias (2011)
  • Mafia Republic: Italy's Criminal Curse. Cosa Nostra, 'Ndrangheta and Camorra from 1946 to the Present (2014).

In 2020 he published The Craft – How the Freemasons Made the Modern World.

Research interests

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He states his research interests as "Representations of the Italian South, Italian nationalism and national identities, cultural history of liberal Italy, cultural and critical theory, organized crime, Italian food."

Awards

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In 2005 President of the Italian Republic awarded him the Commendatore dell'Ordine della Stella della Solidarietà Italiana (Commander of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity), an Italian knighthood.[3]

Personal life

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In 2005 he married the author Sarah Penny; they have three children.

References

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  1. ^ Roger Absalom, "Review" in American Historical Review , (June 2001), p. 1082
  2. ^ Vulliamy, Ed (15 February 2004). "The Observer review: Sins of the godfathers". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. ^ King, Carol (18 July 2012). "Interview with John Dickie". Italy Magazine. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
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