The Cult of the Duce: Mussolini and the Italians
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The Cult of the Duce: Mussolini and the Italians
By (Author) Stephen Gundle
Edited by Christopher Duggan
Edited by Giuliana Pieri
Manchester University Press
Manchester University Press
1st July 2013
United Kingdom
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Hardback
296
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
Description
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 individua
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Author Bio
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
