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Mussolini's Decennale : Aura and Mythmaking in Fascist Italy / Antonio Morena.
De Gruyter University of Toronto Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Morena, Antonio, author.
- Series:
- Toronto Italian studies.
- Toronto Italian studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fascism and culture--Italy--History--20th century.
- Fascism and culture.
- Fascism--Italy--History--20th century.
- Fascism.
- Italy--Intellectual life--20th century.
- Italy.
- Italy--Politics and government--1922-1945.
- Genre:
- Libros electronicos.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (219 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2018]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- "The year 1932, the tenth anniversary of Mussolini's March on Rome, was fascism's Decennale. Commemorating Italian fascism's seizure of power, the Decennale was celebrated by the regime in a deliberate attempt to radicalize the original movement and develop it into an imperial and racist regime. In Mussolini's Decennale, Antonio Morena explores a cross-section of Italian culture during the Decennale. Studying literature, speeches, documentaries, films, textbooks, and the 1932 Exhibition, he discusses how the regime, its patrons, and even its critics all appropriated the historical events of 1922 for their political advantage. Positioning the 1932 anniversary celebrations as the crux of the fascist transition from conservatism to totalitarianism, Mussolini's Decennale broadens our understanding of fascist ideology, cultural politics, and Realpolitik."--Publisher's website.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Palingenetic Ultranationalism
- 1 Exhibition Value: The New Generation
- 2 Textbooks for Il balilla Vittorio
- 3 "Writing" 1932
- 4 Critical Dissent: An Alternative Decennale and Beyond
- Conclusion: Illusion, the Highest Degree of Sacredness
- Appendix: Antonio Aniante, "Consalvo e Candida"
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Aug 2018)
- ISBN:
- 1-4426-6412-6
- 1-4426-6411-8
- OCLC:
- 945609688
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