In the Society of Fascists - Acclamation, Acquiescence, and Agency in Mussolini''s Italy

Zusatztext "The contributing authors are young scholars! most of them Italian! and their essays showcase important recent approaches to the study of Italian fascism. Some of the chapters draw on their authors' previously published Italian langauge monographs! while others represent newer! ongoing research. The book thus serves to introduce English-language scholars to a new generation of scholarship that builds upon but also moves beyond earlier debates and approaches." - Journal of Modern Italian Studies Informationen zum Autor Giulia Albanese is a research fellow at the University of Padova. Klappentext This work seeks to take a fresh look at the contentious question of the longevity and popularity of Mussolini's regime in Italy. In particular! it draws upon new research to challenge what has been the most influential paradigm over the last couple of decades! namely! the interpretation of Italian fascism as a consensual dictatorship. Zusammenfassung This work seeks to take a fresh look at the contentious question of the longevity and popularity of Mussolini's regime in Italy. In particular! it draws upon new research to challenge what has been the most influential paradigm over the last couple of decades! namely! the interpretation of Italian fascism as a consensual dictatorship. Inhaltsverzeichnis Historians, Fascism, and Italian Society: Mapping the Limits of Consent;  R.Pergher  & G.Albanese Borghesi in Uniform: Masculinity, Militarism, and the Brutalization of Politics from World War I to the Rise of Fascism; L.Benadusi Violence and Political Participation during the Rise of Fascism (1919-1926); G.Albanese Consent, Mobilization, and Participation: The Rise of the Middle Class and its Support for the Fascist Regime; T.Baris Neither Bluff nor Revolution: The Corporations and the Consolidation of the Fascist Regime (1925-1926); M.Pasetti The Entrepreneurial Bourgeoisie and Fascism; A.Gagliardi The Allure of the Welfare State; C.Giorgi The 'New Racist Man': Italian Society and the Fascist Anti-Jewish Laws; V.Galimi The Consent of Memory: Recovering Fascist-Settler Relations in Libya; R.Pergher The Royal Army's Betrayal? Two Different Italian Policies in Yugoslavia (1941-1943); E.Gobetti Clio Among the Camicie Nere: Italian Historians and their Allegiances to Fascism (1930s-1940s); M.Angelini...

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• Authors: G. Albanese, G. Pergher Albanese
• Assisted by: Albanese (Editor), G Albanese (Editor), G. Albanese (Editor), Giulia Albanese (Editor), Pergher (Editor), Pergher (Editor), R. Pergher (Editor)
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.02.2016
• EAN: 9781349352135
• ISBN: 978-1-349-35213-5
• No. of pages: 261
• Series: Italian and Italian American Studies; Italian and Italian American S; Italian and Italian American Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > General, dictionaries; B, History, History: specific events & topics, European History, Political Theory, Political science & theory, Political History, World Politics, Political science and theory, History, Modern, Palgrave History Collection, Modern History, History of Italy, Italy—History, Europe—History, dictatorship;fascism;Judaism;politics;revolution;World War I