Dunnage Mussolini’s policemen

Behaviour, ideology and institutional culture in representation and practice
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-5261-2993-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Web PDF, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Examines Italy’s police in the context of fascism’s efforts to modernise and establish ideological control over the state. Presenting an inside perspective on fascist repression, it focuses on recruitment, training and professionalism in the Interior Ministry Police, and their ideological orientation, working conditions and quality of life.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dunnage, Jonathan

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Innen-, Bildungs- und Bevölkerungspolitik
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Verwaltungsrecht Verwaltungspraxis Polizei
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface and acknowledgements
Introduction
1. ‘Cinderella status’: the liberal police and the lure of fascism
2. The ‘fascistisation’ of police culture: representation and practice
3. Oppression and consensus-building: policing communities in fascist Italy
4. The performance of Mussolini’s policemen: reflections on institutional culture, working conditions and welfare
5. Personal profiles
6. Facing the demise of fascism
7. Conclusion: Mussolini’s policemen and the transition to the Republic
Select bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Dunnage Jonathan:
Jonathan Dunnage is Senior Lecturer in Twentieth-Century European History at Swansea UniversityJonathan Dunnage is Senior Lecturer in Twentieth-Century European History at Swansea University