Description
Book SynopsisA cultural history of Italian fascism, this work traces the narrative path that accompanied the making of a regime and the construction of Mussolini's power. The author reads fascist myths, rituals, images, and speeches as texts that tell the story of fascism.
Trade Review"An excellent contribution to the growing number of studies of Fascist political culture and public rituals." * American Journal of Sociology *
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
INTRODUCTION
Narrative and Representation
Aesthetics and Politics
1. MUSSOLINI' S AESTHETIC POLITICS
The Politician as Artist
From Art to Violence
2. MUSSOLINI THE MYTH
Mussolini in the Culture of Personality
Mussolini and the Party
The Deification of Mussolini
3· THE POLITICS OF SYMBOLS: FROM CONTENT TO FORM
The Myth of Rome
The Discourse on Style
4· BODILY ECONOMY: CORPORATIVISM AND CONSUMPTION
Disembodying the Body
Material! Consumption
Mimetic Economy
Spectacle and Desire
5· WAR AND MELODRAMA
The Politics of Land
The Politics of War
CONCLUSIONS
Notes
Bibliography
Photograph Credits
Index
