Fascist Spectacle The Aesthetics of Power in Mussolini's Italy

"An excellent and timely book. The idea of studying Italiam fascism as a 'society of the spectacle' that used symbols, rituals, and a cult of the leader to create itself as it unfolded is a brilliant stroke."—Walter L. Adamson, author of Avant-Garde Florence: From Modernism to Fascism

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Simonetta Falasca-Zamponi is Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Zusammenfassung

A cultural history of Italian fascism, this work traces the narrative path that accompanied the making of a regime and the construction of Mussolini's power. The author reads fascist myths, rituals, images, and speeches as texts that tell the story of fascism.

Zusatztext

"An excellent contribution to the growing number of studies of Fascist political culture and public rituals."

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Falasca-Zamponi Simonetta, Simonetta Falasca-Zamponi
• Verlag: University Of California Press
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 31.08.2000
• Thema: Schule und Lernen > Unterrichtsvorbereitung > Berufliche Bildung
• EAN: 9780520226777
• ISBN: 978-0-520-22677-7
• Anzahl Seiten: 314
• Abmessung (Verpackung): 15 x 23 x 1 cm
• Serie: Studies on the History of Soci > 28; Studies on the History of Society and Culture > 28
• Themen: History, Europe, European History, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Italy, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Warfare & defence, Social and cultural history, Warfare and defence, Far-right political ideologies and movements