The Fascist Party and popular opinion in Mussolini's Italy / Paul Corner.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Corner, Paul.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Fascism--Italy--History.
• Fascism--Italy--Public opinion.
• Public opinion--Italy--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume contradicts the current orthodoxy that there was a generalised popular consensus for the fascist regime and for Mussolini's rule, at least until the disasters of the Second World War. It demonstrates that there was widespread and mounting hostility to the regime among large sections of the population, even in the 1930s.

Contents:

• Cover; Contents; List of Abbreviations and Glossary of Terms; Introduction; I. THE PROJECT, THE PARTY, AND THE FASCIST STATE; 1. Postwar Palingenesis: Forming the Fascist Project; 2. The Rise of Provincial Fascism: Periphery and Centre in the Years before 1925; 2.1. Centrifugal Forces; 2.2. Towards Centralization?; 2.3. The Ras and Revisionism; 2.4. Provincial Power and Personal Position; 3. Stabilization in the Provinces: the Party Adapts; 3.1. The Problem of the Intransigents; 3.2. Stabilization: Act One. Farinacci as Party Secretary; 3.3. Stabilisation: Act Two. Turati Takes Over
• 3.4. The View from the Ranks4. Party and State; 4.1. Party and State: Hierarchies of Authority; 4.2. Party and State: Hierarchies Contested; 4.3. Poor Personnel; 5. Provincial Battles: Problems in the Party; 5.1. Infighting and Factionalism; 5.2. The Response of the Party; 5.3. Provincial Factionalism in Action; 5.4. Pure, Undiluted Cannibalism; 5.5. PNF and NSDAP Compared; 6. The Provincial Party: Activity and Reputation; 6.1. Boundless Numbers, Endless Activity; 6.2. Dislocation and Paralysis; 6.3. Loss of Reputation; 6.4. Party and Personnel; 6.5. Beyond the Party
• II. THE PARTY AND THE PEOPLE IN THE 1930s7. Growing Disjunctions: PNF Rule and Popular Reaction; 7.1. Sources, Spies, and Surveillance; 7.2. Party and People: Growing Apart; 7.3. Ethiopia and Enthusiasm; 8. Perceptions of the Party; 8.1. Discontent, Disaffection, Disgust; 8.2. A Second Generation?; 8.3. Friction Among the Faithful; 9. The Crisis of the late 1930s and the 'Totalitarian Phase' of Fascism; 9.1. Popular Unrest in the Pre-war Years; 9.2. The 'New Caste'; 9.3. The Prospect of War; 10. The Flight from the Enchanter; 10.1. Love the Singer, Hate the Song
• 10.2. Non-Belligerence 1939-194010.3. Into the War; 11. The Failure of the Party; Select Bibliography; Index of Names; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Z

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Aug. 13, 2012).
• Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

• 9786613807816
• 0-19-163061-6
• 1-282-13523-6

OCLC:

922971424