A History of Italian Fascist Culture, 1922-1943

Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-0-299-33620-2
Verlag: University of Wisconsin Press

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 546 g

Reihe: George L. Mosse Series in the History of European Culture, Sexuality, and Ideas

Alessandra Tarquini's A History of Italian Fascist Culture, 1922–1943 is widely recognized as an authoritative synthesis of the field. The book was published to much critical acclaim in 2011 and revised and expanded five years later. This long-awaited translation presents Tarquini's compact, clear prose to readers previously unable to read it in the original Italian.

Tarquini sketches the universe of Italian fascism in three broad directions: the regime's cultural policies, the condition of various art forms and scholarly disciplines, and the ideology underpinning the totalitarian state. She details the choices the ruling class made between 1922 and 1943, revealing how cultural policies shaped the country and how intellectuals and artists contributed to those decisions. The result is a view of fascist ideology as a system of visions, ideals, and, above all, myths capable of orienting political action and promoting a precise worldview.

Building on George L. Mosse's foundational research, Tarquini provides the best single-volume work available to fully understand a complex and challenging subject. It reveals how the fascists used culture—art, cinema, music, theater, and literature—to build a conservative revolution that purported to protect the traditional social fabric while presenting itself as maximally oriented toward the future.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tarquini, Alessandra

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Faschismus, Rechtsextremismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Freizeitsoziologie, Konsumsoziologie, Alltagssoziologie, Populärkultur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Contents
- Note to the New Edition
- Introduction
- 1. The Historiographical Debate from 1945 to Today
- 2. 1920s Cultural Politics
- 3. Intellectuals and Artists in the 1920s
- 4. The Ideology of the Totalitarian State
- 5. Cultural Politics in the 1930s
- 6. 1930s Intellectuals and Artists
- 7. Cultural Politics and Intellectuals in the 1940s
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index

Über Autor(innen)

Alessandra Tarquini is an associate professor of contemporary history at Sapienza University in Rome. She is also the author of Il Gentile dei fascisti: gentiliani e antigentiliani nel regime fascista. Marissa Gemma is an accomplished translator of works including, most recently, Goods: Advertising, Urban Space, and the Moral Law of the Image by Emanuele Coccia.