Mussolini and the eclipse of Italian fascism from dictatorship to populism

On the tenth anniversary of his rise to power in 1932, Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) seemed to many the "good dictator." He was the first totalitarian and the first fascist in modern Europe. But a year later Hitler's entrance onto the political stage signaled a German takeover of the f...

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1. Verfasser: Bosworth, R. J. B. (VerfasserIn)
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Veröffentlicht: New Haven, London Yale University Press 2021
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Zusammenfassung:On the tenth anniversary of his rise to power in 1932, Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) seemed to many the "good dictator." He was the first totalitarian and the first fascist in modern Europe. But a year later Hitler's entrance onto the political stage signaled a German takeover of the fascist ideology.0 In this definitive account, eminent historian R.J.B. Bosworth charts Mussolini's leadership in reaction to Hitler. Bosworth shows how Italy's decline in ideological pre-eminence, as well as in military and diplomatic power, led Mussolini to pursue a more populist approach: angry and bellicose words at home, violent aggression abroad, and a more extreme emphasis on charisma. In his embittered efforts to bolster an increasingly hollow and ruthless regime, it was Mussolini, rather than Hitler, who offered the model for all subsequent authoritarians
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xiii, 331 Seiten, 12 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln
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24 cm
ISBN:9780300232721
978-0-300-23272-1
0300232721
0-300-23272-1