The march on Rome : violence and the rise of Italian Fascism
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The march on Rome : violence and the rise of Italian Fascism
(Routledge studies in fascism and the far right)
Routledge, 2019
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Marcia su Roma
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
The aim of this book is to reconstruct the violent nature of the March on Rome and to emphasise its significance in demarcating a real break in the country's history and the beginning of the Fascist dictatorship. This aspect of the March has long been obscured: first by the Fascists' celebratory project, and then by the ironic and reductive interpretation of the event put forward by anti-Fascists.
This volume focuses on the role and purpose of Fascist political violence from its origins. In doing so, it highlights the conflictual nature of the March by illustrating the violent impact it had on Italian institutions as well as the importance of a debate on this political turning point in Italy and beyond. The volume also examines how the event crucially contributed to the construction of a dictatorial political regime in Italy in the weeks following Mussolini's appointment as head of the government.
Originally published in Italian, this book fills a notable gap in current critical discussion surrounding the March in the English language.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
Abbreviations
1. The Coup d'Etat Policy
Seditious plans
The Fiume exploit
From Fiume to Rome?
2. Political violence
The struggle for the local hegemony
The anniversary policy
Strategies for violence and seizing power
The general strike and its aftermath
3. Towards the March
Talk of a coup
Organising the March
Defending the State
4. The March on Rome
"It's pouring": the Fascist mobilisation
The revoking of the state of siege
The fascists in Bologna
The appointing of Mussolini
Demobilisation
5. The March after the March
Paper battles
A 'typically Italian revolution': Diplomacy and the March on Rome
The 'bivouac speech' and the parliamentary debate
Army reports
The first official representation
6. A Year of Fascist Domination
Violence and public order
The transformation of the State
Time to draw a balance
Conclusion
Index
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