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Mussolini’S Policemen: Behaviour, Ideology and Institutional Culture in Representation and Practice
Jonathan Dunnage
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How successful was Mussolini in creating a force of loyal and committed policemen to defend his regime and assist in the creation of a new fascist civilization? How far were the Italian police transformed under Mussolini, and how did policemen experience the dictatorship? This book examines Italy’s regular police in the context of fascism’s efforts to modernise and establish ideological control over the state. Contrasting the regime’s idealised representations with the more humdrum realities of everyday practice, the book considers the impact of the dictatorship on the Italian police and their personnel. Presenting an inside perspective on fascist repression, it ... Read more
How successful was Mussolini in creating a force of loyal and committed policemen to defend his regime and assist in the creation of a new fascist civilization? How far were the Italian police transformed under Mussolini, and how did policemen experience the dictatorship? This book examines Italy’s regular police in the context of fascism’s efforts to modernise and establish ideological control over the state. Contrasting the regime’s idealised representations with the more humdrum realities of everyday practice, the book considers the impact of the dictatorship on the Italian police and their personnel. Presenting an inside perspective on fascist repression, it ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719081392
SKU
V9780719081392
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About Jonathan Dunnage
Jonathan Dunnage is Senior Lecturer in Twentieth-Century European History at Swansea University -- .
Reviews for Mussolini’S Policemen: Behaviour, Ideology and Institutional Culture in Representation and Practice
It should be widely read not only by those interested in the ventennio but also those interested in authoritarianism more broadly.
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