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Ordinary lives haunted by a fascist past, amidst rising authoritarianism.

Burying Mussolini

Ordinary Life in the Shadows of Fascism

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    204 pages

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    15 December 2024

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Summary

Burying Mussolini addresses the global resurgence in authoritarian and nationalist populism and its connection with valorizations of ordinary life. Predappio is the birthplace and burial site of Benito Mussolini and Italy’s premier neo-fascist tourist site with hundreds of thousands of fascist sympathizers descending on the town annually. But, Paolo Heywood asks, what of the people who actually live there? What does ‘ordinary life’ look like in the shadow of Mussolini’s grave…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781501778285
ISBN-10:1501778285
Author:Paolo Heywood
Publisher:Cornell University Press
Imprint:Cornell University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:204
Release Date:15 December 2024
Weight:454g
Dimensions:152mm x 229mm
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Burying Mussolini by Paolo Heywood - ISBN: 9781501778285
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About The Author

Paolo Heywood

Paolo Heywood is Associate Professor of anthropology at Durham University. He is the author of After Difference, editor of New Anthropologies of Italy, and the co-editor of Beyond Description.

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