Mussolini and the Rise of Populism: The Man who Made Fascism [Hardcover]

This book analyzes the process by which Mussolini built the worlds first Fascist regime, describes how the Duces heirs have adapted to current political conditions, and how they have gone mainstream.

Prologue: 1. Mussolinis Context: Italy and its Discontents, 18611915 Part I: Genesis, Development, and Collapse of a Regime 2. The Emergence of Benito Mussolini, 18831910 3. Mussolini and the Wars, 19111914 4. Mussolini, World War I, and the Red Biennium, 19151920 5. Mussolinis Seizure of Power, 19201922 6. The Duce Structures the Dictatorship, 19221929 7. The Duces Revolution 8. The Corporate State and Fascist Ideology 9. Mussolini and Fascism: Interpretations 10. Mussolinis Foreign Policy, 19221939 11. Downfall: Mussolinis War and the Sal? Republic, 19401945 Part II: Italian Fascism and Populism 12. Mussolinis Progeny: The Evolution of Fascism and the Link to Populism 13. Kindred Worlds: Mussolinis Fascism and Rightist Populism 14. The Duce and the Rise of Populism Part III: Bibliography

This book analyzes the process by which Mussolini built the worlds first Fascist regime, describes how the Duces heirs have adapted to current political conditions, and how they have gone mainstream.

With the rise of populism of the right in the new millennium, Benito Mussolinis name has returned forcefully to the limelight. Populist movements closely resemble historical fascism, and former President Donald J. Trump has been compared to the Duce. In 2022, the 100th anniversary of the Duces taking power, an Italianl£#