Mark I. Choate is a retired U.S. Army colonel and diplomat, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and a history professor at Brigham Young University. His specialties include Europe, east and central Africa, migration, colonialism, international affairs, political culture, racism, nationalism, and fascism.

Mark is the author of Emigrant Nation: The Making of Italy Abroad, published by Harvard University Press. This site contains regularly updated links and additional content for Mark’s publications and courses.