Author:
Stone, Marla.
Imprint:Boston : Bedford/St. Martin's, c2013.
Descriptionvii, 180 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm.
Note:Pt 1. Introduction: the rise and fall of fascism in Italy. Long-tern causes for the rise of fascism ; The First World War and the postwar crisis ; The birth and triumph of fascism ; The destruction of the liberal order and the consolidation of the dictatorship ; Fascist politics and ideology ; Italian society, economy, and culture under fascism ; War, empire, and defeat -- Pt. 2. The documents. The birth and triumph of fascism Trenchocracy, December 15, 1917 / Benito Mussolini -- After speech, March 23, 1919 / Benito Mussolini -- The program of the fascist armed squads, June 6, 1919 -- The platform of the Fascist Party, November 7-10, 1921 -- Squadrisimo, 1922 / Italo Balbo -- The distruction of the liberal order and the consolidation of the dictatorship: Law establishing the fascist militia, January 14, 1923 -- Proclamation of open dictatorship: Speech to Parliment, January 3, 1925 / Benito Mussolini -- Laws of the fascist "legal revolution," 1926: decree on public safety, November 6, 1626, Law for the defense of the state, November 25, 1926: After Mussolini, what ?, November 1927 / William David Moffat -- Fascist politics and idealogy : Dux, 1925 / Margherita Safatti ; "Youth," 1924 /Fascist anthem ; he lateran Pacts, February 11, 1929 ;THe story of my death, 1933 / Benito Mussolini ; Going toward the people, 1933 / Achille Starace ; Three girls do the Roman salute at a summer camp in Marina di Pietrasanta, 1930-31 ; Fascist decalogues, 1928.1936,1942 ; The clarifing word of the duce to the world, 1919 ; THe manifesto on race, July 14, 1938 ; The racial laws, September and November, 1938 ; THe defense of the race, August, 1938 ; First words: a childhood in fascist Italy, 1939-1943 .Rosetta Loy -- Italian society, economy, and culture under fascism : Course on fascist culture for usee in middle schools, 1937 / Nini Sammartano ; Programs and courses offered by the Fascist Women's Organization, 1937 ; THe Italian woman at war, 1941 ; The charter of labor, April 32, 1927 ; On the corporate state, November 14, 1933 / Benito Mussolini ; THe twentieth century: inaugration speech given at the opening of the first Novecento Exhibition, February 15, 1933 / Benito Mussolini ; Facade of the exhibition of the fascist revolution ,1932 / Mario De Renzi and Adalberto Libera ; Fascist art, 1928 / Ardengo Soffci ;The futurist manifesto on airpainting (aeropittura), 1932 ; Dancing flight over the enemy, 1939 / Tullio Crali -- War empire and collapse. The discourse on empire, Mau 9, 1939 /Benito Mussolini ; Orders for the use of poison gas against the Ethopians, 1935-1936 / Benito MussoliniSong from the Spanish Civil War: "Long Live Spain !," 1936 ; A legenary's Christmas on the Russian front, February 1, 1942 ; Few returned: twenty-eight days on the Russian Front, Winter, 1942-1943 / Eugenio Corti -- AQppendixes. A chronology of fascism in Italy (1914-1945) ; Questions for consideration ; Selected Bibliography.
Note:"As the first mass movement of the radical right to assume power in the wake of World War I, Italian Fascism became the model and inspiration for violent and anti-democratic and anti-socialist that swept Europe between 1919 and 1945. In this volume Marla S. Stone provides an essential introduction to the rise and fall of Benito Mussolini's Fascist dictatorship. Drawing on the most recent historical scholarship, Stone explores the multifaceted nature of Fascist rule, which drew strength not only from its terror apparatus but also from popular support for its social programs. More than 35 primary sources, including speeches, decrees, memoirs, telegrams, songs, and artwork, demonstrate how Fascism shaped all aspects of Italian life. More than a dozen Italian documents are translated into English for the first time. Photographs, maps, document headnotes, a chronology, questions for consideration, and a selected bibliography provide pedagogical support." --Publisher's description.
