In this comprehensive study, Ian J. Bickerton explores the fluid and multi-dimensional interactions Americans have with Italian culture and society, offering a new and novel way of considering the influence of Italy upon the United States. Bickerton argues that a true understanding of the United States, must begin with an examination of how its citizens imagine themselves. He demonstrates that throughout U.S. history, America has been deeply tied to the Italian imaginary.

Ian J. Bickerton is the author of many books, including John F. Kennedy, A Reference Guide to his Life and Times (2019), A History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict (9th. ed. 2022), and The Struggle for Peace in the Middle East (2015).

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Ian J. Bickerton has taught in the School of History at the University of New South Wales since 1968. His recent publications include John F. Kennedy, A Reference Guide to his Life and Times (2019), A History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict (9th. ed. 2022), The Struggle for Peace in the Middle East (2015), The Arab-Israeli Conflict: a Guide for the Perplexed (2012), The Illusion of Victory; The True Cost of War (2011), and Unintended Consequences: The United States at War (2009).