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Mussolini's Italy : Life under the Fascist Dictatorship, 1915-1945 by R. J. B. Bosworth (2007, Uk-B Format Paperback)
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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100143038567
ISBN-139780143038566
eBay Product ID (ePID)56989540
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Book TitleMussolini's Italy : Life under the Fascist Dictatorship, 1915-1945
Number of Pages736 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEurope / Italy, Modern / 20th Century, Political Ideologies / Fascism & Totalitarianism, Political
Publication Year2007
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorR. J. B. Bosworth
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.7 in
Item Weight23.2 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width5.5 in
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ReviewsShrewd, lucid, exhaustively documented and totally unsentimental. (David Schoenbaum, The New York Times ) With this insightful, comprehensive study, Bosworth secures his place as one of the two leading historians in the English-speaking world . . . of twentieth-century Italy. ( Publishers Weekly , starred and boxed review) A powerful work of scholarship, beautifully written, which should be read by anyone interested in twentieth-century Europe. ( The Economist ), With this insightful, comprehensive study, Bosworth secures his place as one of the two leading historians in the English-speaking world . . . of twentieth-century Italy. ("Publishers Weekly," starred and boxed review), With this insightful, comprehensive study, Bosworth secures his place as one of the two leading historians in the English-speaking world . . . of twentieth-century Italy. (Publishers Weekly, starred and boxed review), Shrewd, lucid, exhaustively documented and totally unsentimental. (David Schoenbaum, The New York Times ), Shrewd, lucid, exhaustively documented and totally unsentimental. (David Schoenbaum, "The New York Times"), A powerful work of scholarship, beautifully written, which should be read by anyone interested in twentieth-century Europe. (The Economist), Shrewd, lucid, exhaustively documented and totally unsentimental. (David Schoenbaum, The New York Times), A powerful work of scholarship, beautifully written, which should be read by anyone interested in twentieth-century Europe. ("The Economist")
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Grade ToUP
Dewey Decimal945.091
Table Of ContentMussolini's Italy List of illustrations List of abbreviations Note on further reading Maps Preface Introduction 1. One Italy or another before 1914 2. Liberal and dynastic war 3. Popular and national war 4. 1919 5. Becoming a Fascist 6. Learning to rule in the provinces 7. Learning to rule from Rome 8. Building a totalitarian dictatorship 9. Forging Fascist society 10. Placing Italy in Europe 11. Going to the people 12. Dictating full-time 13. Becoming imperialists 14. Embracing Nazi Germany 15. Lurching into war 16. The wages of Fascist war 17. Losing all the wars 18. The Fascist heritage Conclusion Notes Index
SynopsisWith Mussolini 's Italy , R.J.B. Bosworththe foremost scholar on the subject writing in Englishvividly brings to life the period in which Italians participated in one of the twentieth century's most notorious political experiments. Il Duce's Fascists were the original totalitarians, espousing a cult of violence and obedience that inspired many other dictatorships, Hitler's first among them. But as Bosworth reveals, many Italians resisted its ideology, finding ways, ingenious and varied, to keep Fascism from taking hold as deeply as it did in Germany. A sweeping chronicle of struggle in terrible times, this is the definitive account of Italy's darkest hour.", With "Mussolini s Italy," R.J.B. Bosworththe foremost scholar on the subject writing in Englishvividly brings to life the period in which Italians participated in one of the twentieth centurys most notorious political experiments. Il Duces Fascists were the original totalitarians, espousing a cult of violence and obedience that inspired many other dictatorships, Hitlers first among them. But as Bosworth reveals, many Italians resisted its ideology, finding ways, ingenious and varied, to keep Fascism from taking hold as deeply as it did in Germany. A sweeping chronicle of struggle in terrible times, this is the definitive account of Italys darkest hour., The author brings to life the period in which Italians participated in one of the 20th century's largest, most notorious, and ultimately ruinous political experiments--Fascism--under Benito Mussolini and his henchmen., With Mussolini 's Italy , R.J.B. Bosworth--the foremost scholar on the subject writing in English--vividly brings to life the period in which Italians participated in one of the twentieth century's most notorious political experiments. Il Duce's Fascists were the original totalitarians, espousing a cult of violence and obedience that inspired many other dictatorships, Hitler's first among them. But as Bosworth reveals, many Italians resisted its ideology, finding ways, ingenious and varied, to keep Fascism from taking hold as deeply as it did in Germany. A sweeping chronicle of struggle in terrible times, this is the definitive account of Italy's darkest hour.
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- Oct 10, 2023
Great read
This is a we’ll done book showing the inside of a very strange time in historyVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
