Historicism and Fascism in Modern Italy

by David D. Roberts

During the early decades of the twentieth century, Italy produced distinctive innovations in both the intellectual and political realms. On the one hand, Benedetto Croce (1866-1952) and Giovanni Gentile (1875-1944) spearheaded a radical rethinking of historicism and philosophical idealism that significantly reoriented Italian culture. On the other hand, the period witnessed the first rumblings of fascism. Assuming opposite sides, Gentile became...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802094945
• ISBN13: 9780802094940
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"