Mussolini's Decennale : Aura and Mythmaking in Fascist Italy

Morena, Antonio (author., Author, Author).

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.

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ISBN: 9781442664111
Physical Description: 1 online resource (208 p.)
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Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2018]
Copyright: ©2015

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General Note:	CatMonthString:january.23 Multi-User.
Formatted Contents Note:	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
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Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
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Language Note:	In English.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by publisher.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Aug 2021)