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Mussolini Also Did a Lot of Good : the Spread of Historical Amnesia.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Filippi, Francesco.
- Series:
- Baraka Nonfiction
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mussolini, Benito, 1883-1945.
- Mussolini, Benito.
- Fascism--Italy.
- Fascism.
- Italy--Politics and government--1922-1945.
- Italy.
- Italy--History--1922-1945.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (216 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Baraka Books, 2021.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface. Did Mussolini do any good at all?
- Why this book?
- Why is it important to counter this particular type of fake news?
- Why lie about history?
- Chapter 1. Mussolini the Provident and Prudential
- Was the Duce the first man to give Italians pensions?
- Birth of the pension system in Italy (1895-1919)
- Fascist measures (1922-1939)
- After Fascism
- What about the tredicesima?
- ... and the Cassa Integrazione?
- The provisions that really affected workers' lives
- Chapter 2. Mussolini the Champion of Land Reclamation
- Did the Duce drain the marshes?
- The situation before 1922
- Fascist measures
- Malaria
- Chapter 3. Mussolini the Builder
- Did the Duce give all Italians a home to live in?
- The housing problem in Liberal Italy
- Mussolini and emergencies
- Was the Duce a road builder?
- Chapter 4. Mussolini the Man of Law
- Was the Duce an upright defender of justice?
- Matteotti and Fascist honesty
- Did Fascism defeat the mafia?
- Chapter 5. Mussolini the Economist
- Did the Duce raise the Italian economy to its highest point?
- The Italian economy before Mussolini
- The Fascists take charge of the economy
- IRI (Instituto per la Ricostruzione Industriale)
- Alone against the world!
- Depression before the Great Depression
- Italians richer than ever before?
- Chapter 6. Mussolini the Feminist
- Did the Duce improve the status of women in Italy?
- Voting aside
- Chapter 7. Mussolini the Condottiere and Statesman
- Was the Duce a great leader?
- Chapter 8. Mussolini the Humanitarian
- Was the Duce a "benign" dictator?
- Was Mussolini a racist?
- Italian racism before Mussolini
- In power against others
- First "racist laws," then "racial laws."
- Did Mussolini protect the Jews in occupied territories under Italian jurisdiction?
- Assorted Information (and Idiocies)
- Acknowledgments
- Bibliography
- Notes
- Assorted Information
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Filippi, Francesco. Mussolini Also Did a Lot of Good.
- ISBN:
- 9781771862646
- 1771862645
- Publisher Number:
- 99991186201
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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