TY - GEN T1 - Mussolini and the eclipse of Italian fascism : from dictatorship to populism A1 - Bosworth, R. J. B. LA - English PP - New Haven PB - Yale University Press YR - 2021 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_on1244811399 AB - On the tenth anniversary of his rise to power in 1932, Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) seemed to many the "good dictator." He was the first totalitarian and the first fascist in modern Europe. But a year later Hitler's entrance onto the political stage signaled a German takeover of the fascist ideology.0 In this definitive account, eminent historian R.J.B. Bosworth charts Mussolini's leadership in reaction to Hitler. Bosworth shows how Italy's decline in ideological pre-eminence, as well as in military and diplomatic power, led Mussolini to pursue a more populist approach: angry and bellicose words at home, violent aggression abroad, and a more extreme emphasis on charisma. In his embittered efforts to bolster an increasingly hollow and ruthless regime, it was Mussolini, rather than Hitler, who offered the model for all subsequent authoritarians OP - 331 CN - DG575.M8 SN - 9780300255829 SN - 0300255829 SN - 9780300232721 SN - 0300232721 KW - Mussolini, Benito, : 1883-1945. KW - Mussolini, Benito, : 1883-1945 KW - Fascism : Italy. KW - Italy : Politics and government : 1922-1945. KW - Fascisme : Italie. KW - Italie : Politique et gouvernement : 1922-1945. KW - HISTORY : Europe : Italy. KW - HISTORY : Modern : 20th Century. KW - Fascism KW - Politics and government KW - Italy KW - 1922-1945 ER -