Mussolini and Fascism

by Patricia Knight

Overview

The early twentieth century in Italy was a crucial period in its history. Mussolini and Fascism surveys all the important issues and topics of the period including the origins and rise of Fascism, Mussolini as Prime Minister and Dictator, the Totalitarian state, foreign policy and the Second World War. It also examines how Italian Fascism compared to other inter-war dictatorships.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415279215
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/29/2003
Series:	Questions and Analysis in History
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Age Range:	17 - 18 Years

About the Author

Patricia Knight is a Senior Lecturer at City and Islington College where she has taught GCSE and A Level History. Her publications include The Spanish Civil War (1998).

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Liberal Italy and the Origins of Fascism; Chapter 2 The Rise of Fascism; Chapter 3 From Prime Minister to Dictator, 1922 to 1926; Chapter 4 A Totalitarian Regime?; Chapter 5 ‘Transforming Italy’; Chapter 6 ‘Great, Respected and Feared’; Chapter 7 ‘A Brutal Friendship’?; Chapter 8 Fascism and Nazism;