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Liberal and Fascist Italy
1900-1945
Edited by Adrian Lyttelton
316 pages
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6 Maps
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216x138mm
978-0-19-873198-6
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Paperback
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06 June 2002
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- Places the rise of fascism and the two World Wars in wider context of Italian history
- Includes separate discussion of cultural life, including the visual arts, literature, and social and political thought
- Brings together authoritative and lively chapters by a leading international team of scholars
- Adrian Lyttelton links the chapters together in a substantial introduction and conclusion which draw together the key areas of debate
The period from 1900 to 1945 was one of the most dramatic in Italian history. It embraced two world wars, the crisis of the liberal state, and the advent of a new form of dictatorship destined to leave an imprint on the whole history of Europe. It was also a period in which Italian economy and society began to undergo that process of transformation which led to the modern, industrialized Italy of today. Italian writers and artists responded creatively to change and the contribution to European culture of such figures as Croce, Gramsci, D'Annunzio, Pirandello, De Chirico, or the
Futurists was one of primary importance.
This volume discusses these developments in depth, paying particular attention to the social and moral conflicts resulting from modernization, war, and the impact of the totalitarian experiment of Fascism. The interaction between foreign and domestic policy is also explored. The final chapter considers three strands of cultural life: visual arts, literature, and social thought.
Readership: Undergraduates studying Italian history or fascism in this period, and general readers interested in fascism, the World Wars, and modern Italian history.
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Edited by Adrian Lyttelton, Adjunct Professor of History, Johns Hopkins University Center, Bologna Contributors:
Alice A. Kelikian, Brandeis University
Richard Bellamy, University of Reading
Emily Braun, Hunter College, City University of New York
Paul Corner, University of Siena
Marcello De Cecco, University of Rome
Emile Gentile, University of Rome
MacGregor Knox, London School of Economics
Thomas Row, Johns Hopkins Center, Bologna
Bruno Wanrooij, University of Syracuse, Florence
John Woodhouse, Magdalen College, University of Oxford
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Adrian Lyttelton: Introduction
1: Paul Corner: State and society
2: Alice A. Kelikian: Church, state, and Catholicism
3: Marcello De Cecco: The economy
4: Thomas Row: Italy and the crisis of the international order
5: MacGregor Knox: Fascist Ideology, foreign policy, and war
6: Emile Gentile: The totalitarian experiment
7: Bruno Wanrooij: Modernization and daily life
8: Emily Braun: The visual arts
9: John Woodhouse: Literature
10: Richard Bellamy: Social and political thought
Adrian Lyttelton: Conclusion
Maps
Further Reading
Chronology
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