Based on original research using official documents, this illuminating account of the role of the police in the rise to power of Mussolini reveals the internal workings of the Italian Liberal policing system, the tensions between its different branches, and problems related to the shifting demands of its wheeler-dealer political masters. Explanations of the support that the Italian police gave to the fascist movement are to be found not only in the profound social, economic, and political transformations characterizing the years immediately following the First World War, but also in...
Based on original research using official documents, this illuminating account of the role of the police in the rise to power of Mussolini reveals ...
Italy has undergone a social, political and economic transformation during the 20th century. This social history looks at the everyday life of Italians against a dramatic backdrop of the move to mass politics, fascism, war, economic boom, and organized crime and corruption.
Italy has undergone a social, political and economic transformation during the 20th century. This social history looks at the everyday life of Italian...
How successful was Mussolini in creating a force of loyal and committed policemen to defend his regime and assist in the creation of a new fascist civilization? How far were the Italian police transformed under Mussolini, and how did policemen experience the dictatorship? This book examines Italy's regular police in the context of fascism's efforts to modernise and establish ideological control over the state. Contrasting the regime's idealised representations with the more humdrum realities of everyday practice, the book considers the impact of the dictatorship on the Italian police and...
How successful was Mussolini in creating a force of loyal and committed policemen to defend his regime and assist in the creation of a new fascist ...
