Femininity in the form of the donna-crisi, or crisis-woman, was a fixture of fascist propaganda in the early 1930s. A uniquely Italian representation of the modern woman, she was cosmopolitan, dangerously thin, and childless, the antithesis of the fascist feminine ideal - the fl…
"This study offers a clear, concise introduction to the Fascist-era practice, know as confino, of exiling antifascist dissidents to parts of Italy far from the dissidents' homes, often on islands or in tiny inland villages. The book is organised in two sections. Part one provide…
This book is an accessible history of internal exile's origins and practices under Fascism and of its representation in film, literature and memoir. "This study offers a clear, concise introduction to the Fascist-era practice, know as confino, of exiling antifascist dissidents …
The Nature of Fascism draws on the history of ideas as well as on political, social and psychological theory to produce a synthesis of ideas and approaches that will be invaluable for students. Roger Griffin locates the driving force of fascism in a distinctive form of utopian m…
Used as an insult or a catch-all description of the Right, the term "fascism" has lost almost all specific meaning. In this analysis, Griffin defines fascism as a "palinagenetic ultra-nationalism" seeking a new order out of decadence and offers a new understanding of a complex p…
The history of ideas combined with political, social and psychological theory - a new synthesis of approaches invaluable to students both of contemporary politics and of modern (particularly European) history.