Racial Theories in Fascist Italy

ISBN-13: 9780415758512 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 256 str.

Aaron Gillette

Opis

Racial Theories in Fascist Italy examines the role played by race and racism in the development of Italian identity during the fascist period. The book examines the struggle between Mussolini, the fascist hierarchy, scientists and others in formulating a racial persona that would gain wide acceptance in Italy.
This book will be of interest to historians, political scientists concerned with the development of fascism and scholars of race and racism.

Spis treści

1. Racial Ideology in Europe and Italy before the Twentieth Century 2. Racial Identity in Italy, 1900-1915 3. Racial Theory and Fascism, 1915-1935 4. The Implementation of Nordic Racism in Italy, 1936-1938 5. Mediterranean Racial Ascendancy, 1939-1940 6. The Struggle for Control, 1940-1942 7. Julius Evola and Nordic Spiritualism, 1941-1943 8. Racial Stalemate and the End of the Regime, 1942-1945

O autorze

Aaron Gillette is Professor of Liberal Arts at Strayer University and Adjunct Professor of History at George Mason University, Virginia.