{"product_id":"fascist-spectacle-9780520226777","title":"Fascist Spectacle","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An excellent contribution to the growing number of studies of Fascist political culture and public rituals.\" * American Journal of Sociology *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e INTRODUCTION \u003cbr\u003e Narrative and Representation \u003cbr\u003e Aesthetics and Politics \u003cbr\u003e 1. MUSSOLINI' S AESTHETIC POLITICS \u003cbr\u003e The Politician as Artist \u003cbr\u003e From Art to Violence \u003cbr\u003e 2. MUSSOLINI THE MYTH \u003cbr\u003e Mussolini in the Culture of Personality \u003cbr\u003e Mussolini and the Party \u003cbr\u003e The Deification of Mussolini \u003cbr\u003e 3· THE POLITICS OF SYMBOLS: FROM CONTENT TO FORM \u003cbr\u003e The Myth of Rome \u003cbr\u003e The Discourse on Style \u003cbr\u003e 4· BODILY ECONOMY: CORPORATIVISM AND CONSUMPTION \u003cbr\u003e Disembodying the Body \u003cbr\u003e Material! Consumption \u003cbr\u003e Mimetic Economy \u003cbr\u003e Spectacle and Desire \u003cbr\u003e 5· WAR AND MELODRAMA\u003cbr\u003e The Politics of Land \u003cbr\u003e The Politics of War \u003cbr\u003e CONCLUSIONS \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Photograph Credits \u003cbr\u003e Index ","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402813972823,"sku":"9780520226777","price":24.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520226777.jpg?v=1730481580","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fascist-spectacle-9780520226777","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}