{"product_id":"galeazzo-ciano-9781487507985","title":"Galeazzo Ciano","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilding on extensive archival research and important scholarly analysis, \u003ci\u003eGaleazzo Ciano: The Fascist Pretender\u003c\/i\u003e examines the life of Galeazzo Ciano, foreign minister of fascist Italy from 1936 to 1943 and Benito Mussolini’s son-in-law. Ciano’s life serves as a lens through which to gain a better understanding of crucial issues of Italian and European fascism, including the fascistization of society and politics, foreign relations, and the problem of succession. The biography follows an innovative thematic structure that focuses on major aspects of Ciano’s life, including his family, his political career, his diplomacy, and his desire to succeed Mussolini.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFilling a substantial gap in the existing literature on the history of fascism, this book is the first comprehensive analysis of a key player of Italian fascism other than Mussolini; it also offers a long overdue critical assessment of Ciano’s famous diary, one of the most important texts f\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations Acknowledgments   Introduction    1. The Family    The Son of a Hero  The Ciano Family in Livorno  Ciano’s Friends  The Fascist Family  Shaping Italian Society    2. The Politician    The Minister  The Fascist  The Elite  The Catholic and Monarchist  The Fascist Oligarchy    3. The Diplomat    Italy’s Role in the World Diplomacy and Performance  Parallel and Secret Diplomacy  Blackmail, Terror, and War  Assessing Fascist Italy’s Foreign Diplomacy    4. The Successor    The Deputy Duce  Fascist Masculinities: Ciano versus Mussolini  The Undecided One  The “Good Fascist”  Succession and Struggle in Fascism    Epilogue: A Man of His Time    Appendix    Chronology  Abbreviations Bibliography  Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50578096357719,"sku":"9781487507985","price":49.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487507985.jpg?v=1746097876","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/galeazzo-ciano-9781487507985","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}