The Cult of the Duce
Mussolini and the Italians
$91.70
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
1 February 2015
Summary
The cult of the Duce is the first book to explore systematically the personality cult of the Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. It examines the factors which informed the cult and looks in detail at its many manifestations in the visual arts, architecture, political spectacle and the media. The conviction that Mussolini was an exceptional individual first became dogma among Fascists and then was communicated to the people at large. Intellectuals and artists helped fashion the idea of him a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780719096631 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0719096634 |
| Author: | Stephen Gundle, Christopher Duggan, Giuliana Pieri |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press |
| Imprint: | Manchester University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 1 February 2015 |
| Weight: | 422g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 156mm x 234mm |
Stephen Gundle
Stephen Gundle is Professor of Film and Television Studies at the University of Warwick
Christopher Duggan is Professor of Modern Italian History at the University of Reading
Giuliana Pieri is Reader in Italian and the Visual Arts at Royal Holloway, University of London
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