| Mussolini and Italian Fascism Contributor(s): Finaldi, Giuseppe (Author) |
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ISBN: 1405812532 ISBN-13: 9781405812535 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $48.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2008 Annotation: Fascism was one of the defining experiences of the European 20th Century. Within it many of the economic, political, social and cultural contradictions that had been brewing in the unprecedented transformation that European society underwent in the 19th and early 20th century came to a head. Mussolini, the man who most fashioned Italian Fascism, dramatically expressed the unease and the hopes of his age. To what extent can we compare Mussolini's Italy to Hitler's Germany or Stalin's Russia? What legacy has the experience of Fascism left behind in Italy and in Europe? These and many more important questions are explored in Finaldi's introduction to one of the most important movements of the European 20th Century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Italy - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Fascism & Totalitarianism - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 945 |
| LCCN: 2008003307 |
| Series: Seminar Studies in History |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.7" W x 9.5" (0.80 lbs) 206 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Fascism was one of the defining experiences of the European 20th Century. Within it many of the economic, political, social and cultural contradictions that had been brewing in the unprecedented transformation that European society underwent in the 19th and early 20th century came to a head. Mussolini, the man who most fashioned Italian Fascism, dramatically expressed the unease and the hopes of his age. To what extent can we compare Mussolini's Italy to Hitler's Germany or Stalin's Russia? What legacy has the experience of Fascism left behind in Italy and in Europe? These and many more important questions are explored in Finaldi's introduction to one of the most important movements of the European 20th Century. |