Fascist Italy

By John Whittam

Book Overview

Fascist Italy is a concise introduction to the phenomenon of Italian fascism and its impact. The author balances an up-to-date re-evaluation of political, diplomatic and military developments with a full assessment of the more neglected domestic and cultural dimensions of the subject. With the aid of documents and recent research on the subject, this book presents an analysis of the origins of the movement, the reasons behind its political success and the methods used to construct and consolidate a regime capable of resolving the problems of mass society in the 20th century. Within his broad-ranging analysis, Whittam places particular emphasis on the attempts to exert social control, the interaction of party and state, the tension between revolutionary and conservative tendencies and on the role of Il Duce. Mussolini's triumphs and failures in peace and war and his ultimate responsibility for the disintegration of the regime are discussed objectively.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719040043
• ISBN13: 9780719040047
• Release Date: July 1995
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.6" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

Italian fascism in a nutshell (167 pp.)

The perceived horror of Mussolini notwithstanding, Whittam seems to present a succinct yet highly instructive account of the arc of experience of Italian fascism, delivering a good sense of the many different groups vying for hegemony in the movement, with nicely realized, short, but incisive, descriptions-explanations of such groups, their origins and aims. Thus the reader quickly gains a sense of the continuing flux among the movement's elements (some often near-antithetical), with-- after early tentative moments -- Mussolini, the super-hero, in the center, juggling those roiling forces. Definitely a good introduction.

Chilling horror on the incredible life of Benito Mussolini

Very realistic. I think they hold nothing back to give you the full experienfce of the disturbed Benito Mussolini. Many andectodes that make you want to cry for the chillingly cold and brutal life this man led

Chilling horror on the incredible life of Benito Mussolini

Very realistic. I think they hold nothing back to give you the full experience of the disturbed Benito Mussolini. Many andectodes that make you want to cry for the chillingly cold and brutal life this man led