Mussolini and Fascism

The early twentieth century in Italy was a crucial period in its history. Mussolini and Fascism surveys all the important issues and topics of the period including the origins and rise of Fascism, Mussolini as Prime Minister and Dictator, the Totalitarian state, foreign policy and the Second World War. It also examines how Italian Fascism compared to other inter-war dictatorships.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Liberal Italy and the Origins of Fascism; Chapter 2 The Rise of Fascism; Chapter 3 From Prime Minister to Dictator, 1922 to 1926; Chapter 4 A Totalitarian Regime?; Chapter 5 ‘Transforming Italy’; Chapter 6 ‘Great, Respected and Feared’; Chapter 7 ‘A Brutal Friendship’?; Chapter 8 Fascism and Nazism;

About the author

Patricia Knight is a Senior Lecturer at City and Islington College where she has taught GCSE and A Level History. Her publications include The Spanish Civil War (1998).

Summary

The early twentieth century in Italy was a crucial period in its history. This book surveys all the important issues and topics of the period.

Product details

• Authors: Patricia Knight, Knight Patricia
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 17 to 18
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.05.2003
• EAN: 9780415279215
• ISBN: 978-0-415-27921-5
• No. of pages: 144
• Weight: 430 g
• Illustrations: Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Series: Questions and Analysis in History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; HISTORY / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History and Archaeology, Biography: historical, political and military, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General