A Social History of Italian Fascism - The Italians Under Mussolini's Regime

This book uncovers how fascism reshaped Italian society according to its ideological and historical interpretation of the Italian nation and people and identifies the strengths of this transformation, but also the resistance encountered from, for example, women and minority groups, to accept it in everyday life. It analyzes the success achieved by some policies aimed at popular masses in order to integrate them into the nation, and how fascism initiated an early welfare state project to address specific categories of society such as veterans, families, mothers and children. The book also questions the concept and practices of social citizenship reserved only for those who gave evidence of formal adherence to fascism.

List of contents

Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION COMING OUT OF THE WAR ENTERING FASCISM.- Chapter 2: THE ITALIANS AND THE FASCIST PARTY.- Chapter 3: MEN AND WOMEN IN FASCISM.- Chapter 4: A FASCIST COUNTRY.- Chapter 5: GROWING UP UNDER FASCISM.- Chapter 6: LEISURE TIME AND MASS CULTURE UNDER FASCISM.- Chapter 7: THE GREAT FASCIST NATION.- Chapter 8: ITALIANS AND NON ITALIANS.- Chapter 9: EPILOGUE: FROM GREAT ADVENTURE TO GREAT CATASTROPHE.

About the author

Patrizia Dogliani is Full Professor of Contemporary History at Bologna University, Italy.

Product details

• Authors: Patrizia Dogliani
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Original title: Il fascismo degli italiani. Una storia sociale
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.11.2024
• EAN: 9783031750823
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3175082-3
• No. of pages: 284
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 19 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 470 g
• Illustrations: VI, 284 p. 1 illus.
• Series: Italian and Italian American Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Geschichte, Italien, Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte, Welfare State, Geschichte: Ereignisse und Themen, Social History, Nationalism, auseinandersetzen, Political History, Citizenship, Modern History, History of Italy, History of Modern Europe, Politikwissenschaft und politische Theorie, Italian fascism, Italian society