The Fascist Experience in Italy

ISBN-13: 9780415116329 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 176 str.

John F. Pollard

Opis

This source book examines the development of Italian Fascism, and surveys the themes and issues of the movement. It spans from the emergence of the united Italian state in the nineteenth century, to the post-war aftermath of fascism. It provides:
* analysis of propaganda and Mussolini's journalism
* new documentary material, previously unavailable in English
* an extensive range of other source material, including images
* thematic coverage of major topics such as the transformation of agrarian and urban society
* analysis of the political, social, and economic status of Italy
* the legacy of fascism in modern Italy.
John Pollard also includes extensive notes on sources as well as a glossary and guide to further reading.

Spis treści

Introduction 1 The ‘pre-history’ of Italian Fascism 2 The crisis of the Liberal state and the rise of Fascism 3 The conquest and consolidation of power 4 The Fascist regime 5 Fascist economic and social policies 6 Fascist foreign policy, 1922–39 7 War, defeat and the fall of Fascism 8 The ideology of Italian Fascism 9 The legacy of Italian Fascism

O autorze

John Pollard is Professor of Modern History at Anglia Polytechnic University.