Fascist Modernities Italy 1922-1945 - Ruth Ben-Ghiat

Ruth Ben-ghiats Innovative Cultural History Of Mussolinis 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 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.