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Mussolini's ghost : the afterlife of a dictator / Stephen Gundle.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gundle, Stephen, 1956- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mussolini, Benito, 1883-1945--Influence.
- Mussolini, Benito.
- Italy--History--1945-.
- Italy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations
- illustration
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2026]
- Summary:
- The Italian Fascist dictator Mussolini was killed in 1945, his body was exhibited upside down in Milan before an angry crowd. The repudiation by the people of the dictator who had led them to disaster was complete. But his story did not end there. The Duce continued to live on thanks to a legacy that was multi-faceted and complex. He was kept in view due to the activism of his widow and the work of the mass media. He symbolised persistent if often unmentionable ideas about masculinity, national identity, and political leadership. He was embedded in the physical environment. In 'Mussolini's Ghost' Stephen Gundle explores the many aspects of Mussolini's strange afterlife, be it through the fate of his statues and the places that Mussolini was most associated with, his depiction in film and television, his impact on political life, his treatment in public history and his place in popular culture.
- Contents:
- The dictator and the people
- Mussolini’s dismissal
- Divided nation
- Death and damnation
- Getting over dictatorship
- Family and nation
- Anxieties of masculinity
- Imaginary trials
- The fate of Duce statues
- Mussolini’s places
- Fascist art and kitsch
- Political ghost signs
- Biography as monument
- Performing the Duce
- Pop culture and cultural memory
- The shadow of M.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (Oxford Academic, viewed on September 1, 2026).
- Other Format:
- Print version : Gundle, Stephen,1956- Mussolini's ghost.
- ISBN:
- 9780198986348
- 0198986343
- OCLC:
- 1593670848
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000401117
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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