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

by G. Albanese (Editor), R. Pergher (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230392922
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	09/06/2012
Series:	Italian and Italian American Studies
Edition description:	2012
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Giulia Albanese is a research fellow at the University of Padova.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction: Historians, Fascism, and Italian Society: Mapping the Limits of Consent Roberta Pergher Giulia Albanese 1

1 Borghesi in Uniform: Masculinity, Militarism, and the Brutalization of Politics from the First World War to the Rise of Fascism Lorenzo Benadusi 29

2 Violence and Political Participation during the Rise of Fascism (1919-1926) Giulia Albanese 49

3 Consent, Mobilization, and Participation: The Rise of the Middle Class and Its Support for the Fascist Regime Tommaso Bans 69

4 Neither Bluff nor Revolution: The Corporations and the Consolidation of the Fascist Regime (1925-1926) Matteo Pasetti 87

5 The Entrepreneurial Bourgeoisie and Fascism Alessio Gagliardi 109

6 The Allure of the Welfare State Chiara Giorgi 131

7 The "New Racist Man": Italian Society and the Fascist Anti-Jewish Laws Valeria Galimi 149

8 The Consent of Memory: Recovering Fascist-Settler Relations in Libya Roberta Pergher 169

9 The Royal Army's Betrayal? Two Different Italian Policies in Yugoslavia (1941-1943) Eric Gobetti 189

10 Clio among the Camicie Nere: Italian Historians and Their Allegiances to Fascism (1930s-1940s) Margherita Angelini 211

Notes on the Contributors 233

Selected Bibliography 237

Index 243

Editorial Reviews

"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

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