Fascist Voices

An Intimate History of Mussolini's Italy

Christopher Duggan

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English

Arrow
15 November 2013

History; European history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000

An exceptionally original exploration into the ideology of Fascism from its conception through to its abiding legacy.

WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE

Fascist Voices is a fresh and disturbing look at a country in thrall to a charismatic dictator. Tracing fascism from its conception to its legacy, Christopher Duggan unpicks why the regime enjoyed so much support among the majority of the Italian people. He examines the extraordinary hold the Duce had on Italy and how he came to embody fascism.

By making use of rarely examined sources, such as letters and diaries, newspaper reports, secret police files, popular songs and radio broadcasts, Duggan explores how ordinary people experienced fascism on a daily basis; how its ideology influenced politcs, religion and everyday life to the extent that Mussolini's legacy still lingers in Italy today.

WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE

By: Christopher Duggan
Imprint: Arrow
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 364g
ISBN: 9780099539896
ISBN 10: 0099539896
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 15 November 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Christopher Duggan is Professor of Italian History at Reading University. He has written several books on modern Italian history, including History of Sicily, with M. I. Finley and D. Mack Smith, Fascism and the Mafia, A concise history of Italy and Francesco Crispi: From Nation to Nationalism. His most recent book is The Force of Destiny: a History of Italy Since 1796.

Reviews for Fascist Voices: An Intimate History of Mussolini's Italy

A fascinating exploration of the letters that 'ordinary' Italians who supported fascism wrote to Mussolini in the 1920s and 1930s Glasgow Sunday Herald This original, revealing and disturbing book provides a grassroots view of fascist Italy Independent Magnificent...a pathbreaking study that everyone interested in fascism, or in Italy past and present, should read London Review of Books Excellent new history of Italian Fascism -- Ian Thomson Financial Times An elegantly written study that is the work of a historian at the height of his powers History Today

Short-listed for Paddy Power Political Book Awards: Political History Book of the Year 2013
Short-listed for Paddy Power Political History Book of the Year 2013 (UK)
Shortlisted for Paddy Power Political Book Awards: Political History Book of the Year 2013.
Winner of Wolfson History Prize 2013
Winner of Wolfson History Prize 2013 (UK)
Winner of Wolfson History Prize 2013.