The First Fascist, 9780241715819
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Before Mussolini, one man ignited hate and foreshadowed fascism.
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The First Fascist

the life and legacy of the marquis de morès

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  • Hardcover

    496 pages

  • Release Date

    4 May 2026

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Summary

The Marquis: Unveiling the Forgotten Father of Fascism

The extraordinary story of the nineteenth-century French-Italian aristocrat Marquis de Morès, the first populist and openly antisemitic leader in the Western world, and his ominous legacy.

In nineteenth-century France, the first fascist was born. Decades before Mussolini, the Marquis de Morès became the first populist and openly antisemitic leader in the Western world. A key figure behind the Dreyfus affair, he tore Fran…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241715819
ISBN-10:0241715814
Author:Sergio Luzzatto
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Allen Lane
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:496
Release Date:4 May 2026
Weight:750g
Dimensions:240mm x 156mm x 40mm
About The Author

Sergio Luzzatto

Sergio Luzzatto is Emiliana Pasca Noether Chair in Modern Italian History at the University of Connecticut. A winner of the Cundill History Prize, he is the author of The Body of Il Duce and Primo Levi’s Resistance, among other books.

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