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Mussolini's decennale : aura and mythmaking in fascist Italy / Antonio Morena

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Morena, Antonio
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Decennale
Published
Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2015]
Physical Description
208 pages ; 24 cm.

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Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.Exhibition Value: The New Generation -- 2.Textbooks for Il balilla Vittorio -- 3."Writing" 1932 -- 4.Critical Dissent: An Alternative Decennale and Beyond.
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."--From publisher's website.
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ISBN
9781442645974 (bound)
1442645970 (bound)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-196) and index.
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