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Fascist Modernities: Italy, 1922-1945
Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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Paperback. This cultural history of Mussolini's dictatorship discusses the meanings of modernity in interwar Italy. The work argues that fascism appealed to many Italian intellectuals as a new model of modernity that would resolve the European crisis as well as long-standing problems of the national past. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 327 pages, 17 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 466. Italy, 1922-1945. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. 327 pages, Illustrations. This cultural history of Mussolini's dictatorship discusses the meanings of modernity in interwar Italy. The work argues that fascism appealed to many Italian intellectuals as a new model of modernity that would resolve the European crisis as well as long-standing problems of the national past. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 15. Weight: 494.
Ruth Ben-Ghiat's innovative cultural history of Mussolini's dictatorship is a provocative discussion of the meanings of modernity in interwar Italy. Eloquent, pathbreaking, and deft in its use of a broad range of materials, this work argues that fascism appealed to many Italian intellectuals as a new model of modernity that would resolve the contemporary European crisis as well as long-standing problems of the national past. Ben-Ghiat shows that--at a time of fears over the erosion of national and social identities--Mussolini presented fascism as a movement that would allow economic development without harm to social boundaries and national traditions. She demonstrates ... Read more
Ruth Ben-Ghiat's innovative cultural history of Mussolini's dictatorship is a provocative discussion of the meanings of modernity in interwar Italy. Eloquent, pathbreaking, and deft in its use of a broad range of materials, this work argues that fascism appealed to many Italian intellectuals as a new model of modernity that would resolve the contemporary European crisis as well as long-standing problems of the national past. Ben-Ghiat shows that--at a time of fears over the erosion of national and social identities--Mussolini presented fascism as a movement that would allow economic development without harm to social boundaries and national traditions. She demonstrates ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
327
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
Studies on the History of Society & Culture
Condition
New
Weight
477g
Number of Pages
327
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520242166
SKU
V9780520242166
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About Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Ruth Ben-Ghiat is Associate Professor of Italian Studies and History at New York University.
Reviews for Fascist Modernities: Italy, 1922-1945
More than a history of Fascist culture, a richly documented and thorough chronicle of the relationship between the regime and culture.
New York Review of Books
New York Review of Books