The Matteotti Murder and Mussolini: The Anatomy of a Fascist Crime (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783031414701)

This much-awarded work by one of Italy's most esteemed historians of fascism, Mauro Canali, is now available in English translation. Based on a wealth of previously unavailable judicial and archival material, it sheds light on how fascism exercised power through violence and corruption from the very beginning. The book reveals the motives that led Mussolini to order the kidnapping and murder of Socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti in 1924, a turning point in Mussolini's grasp of total power in Italy. Canali further explores the corrupt dealings between the Mussolini family and the American Sinclair Oil Company that Matteotti had intended to denounce in the Italian parliament the day after his death.

Author: Mauro Canali
ISBN-10: 3031414705
ISBN-13: 9783031414701
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 02/29/2024
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.63d