Consent or dissent? Territorial expansion and the question of political legitimacy in fascist Italy
This article assesses the exisiting debate on popular consensus for Mussolini and Italian fascism. It argues that the current historiography is, in part, inadequate and leaves a number of key issues unaddressed, and especially the critical question of why the Mussolini regime aimed to create a conse...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2000
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Totalitarian movements and political religions
Year: 2000, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Pages: 27-46 |
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| Summary: | This article assesses the exisiting debate on popular consensus for Mussolini and Italian fascism. It argues that the current historiography is, in part, inadequate and leaves a number of key issues unaddressed, and especially the critical question of why the Mussolini regime aimed to create a consensus for fascism in Italy. It suggests new areas of enquiry into political legitimacy during the Ventennio, and argues that future analysis consider that domestic support for Italian fascism had been of fundamental importance for the successful prosecution of the regime's aggressive and expansionist policies. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-9647 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Totalitarian movements and political religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14690760008406931 |