Labirinto italiano : il fascismo, l'antifascismo, gli storici /

A study of Italian fascism, the anti-fascist movement and the historiography of both. Pp. 77-85 and 499-513 discuss the "historians' debate", its echoes in Italy, and the arguments of Italian historians (e.g. Dino Grandi and Renzo De Felice) who say there was no parallelism between fascism and Nazis...

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Main Author:	Tranfaglia, Nicola, 1938-
Format:	Book
Language:	Italian
Published:	Firenze : La Nuova Italia, 1989.
Edition:	1. edizione.
Series:	Biblioteca di storia (Scandicci, Italy) ; 37.
Subjects:	Fascism > Italy > Historiography. Anti-fascist movements > Italy > Historiography. Anti-fascist movements > Historiography. Fascism > Historiography. Italy. Anti-fascist movements > Italy > Historiography Fascism > Italy > Historiography Fascism. Anti-fascist movements.
Summary:	A study of Italian fascism, the anti-fascist movement and the historiography of both. Pp. 77-85 and 499-513 discuss the "historians' debate", its echoes in Italy, and the arguments of Italian historians (e.g. Dino Grandi and Renzo De Felice) who say there was no parallelism between fascism and Nazism and blame the racial laws of 1938 and persecutions of 1943-45 on Nazi influence and Italian extremists. States that Italian fascism later realized the potential of racism, adopting Nazi racism. Recalls incidents against Jews in Tripoli in 1923, and Squadrist racist slogans linking the Jews to Bolshevism and using antisemitic stereotypes in attacking the bourgeoisie. The official press prepared for the 1938 racial laws - the Catholic "La Vita Italiana" of Giovanni Preziosi, which published the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion"; "Il Regime Fascista" of Farinacci calling for a numerus clausus; and "La Difesa della Razza" of Telesio Interlandi which accused Jews of anti-fascist subversion.