The most comprehensive reference work on Italian fascism and a most welcome one. Choice
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?Considering the current scholarly interest in Fascist Italy, this
specialized tool is both timely and welcome. ... Contributors
include such distinguished experts as Renzo De Felice and Charles
Delzell. All aspects of Italian life as they relate to fascism,
principally from 1922 to 1945, are captured. The biographical
entries on lesser known figures are particularly useful. The signed
articles, representing a variety of viewpoints, are arranged
alphabetically with bibliographical citations and cross-references.
A chronology and lengthy lists of political and military officials
are among this work's special features. Recommended for large
academic library collections.?-Library Journal
?The most comprehensive reference work on Italian fascism and a
most welcome one. Cannistraro, the editor, has been aided by
experts from a variety of historiographical schools and other
disciplines. The range of personalities, events, organizations, and
many other topics covered is vast; each entry ends with an updated
bibliography; and the writing is effective and clear throughout.
Moreover, the volume provides both maps of the Italian colonial
empire and maps detailing the spread of fascism, 1921-22. There are
valuable appendixes on important events; and a number of useful
lists name all organizations, agencies, and parties; original
fascists in 1919; ministers and undersecretaries, 1922-45; the
party secretaries, military commanders, and colonial governors; the
membership of the Fascist Grand Council for July 1943. Finally,
there is a schedule of altered Italian place-names. Such a unique
reference volume is recommended for all college and university
libraries and for large public libraries.?-Choice
?The Dictionary will serve as an important source for students
seeking basic information on Italy during the Facist years.
Scholars, too, will find convenient the wealth of material
concentrated herein and catalogued for maximum availability. The
articles are cross-referenced to facilitate the tracing of related
topics, and an eight-part appendix provides a chronology of events
as well as lists of Facist Italy's political, governmental, and
military figures. The maps included are useful, and the index
enables the reader to locate individuals, movements, and topics not
accorded separate treatment but found within the various
entries.?-Canadian Review of Studies in Nationalism
"Considering the current scholarly interest in Fascist Italy, this
specialized tool is both timely and welcome. ... Contributors
include such distinguished experts as Renzo De Felice and Charles
Delzell. All aspects of Italian life as they relate to fascism,
principally from 1922 to 1945, are captured. The biographical
entries on lesser known figures are particularly useful. The signed
articles, representing a variety of viewpoints, are arranged
alphabetically with bibliographical citations and cross-references.
A chronology and lengthy lists of political and military officials
are among this work's special features. Recommended for large
academic library collections."-Library Journal
"The Dictionary will serve as an important source for students
seeking basic information on Italy during the Facist years.
Scholars, too, will find convenient the wealth of material
concentrated herein and catalogued for maximum availability. The
articles are cross-referenced to facilitate the tracing of related
topics, and an eight-part appendix provides a chronology of events
as well as lists of Facist Italy's political, governmental, and
military figures. The maps included are useful, and the index
enables the reader to locate individuals, movements, and topics not
accorded separate treatment but found within the various
entries."-Canadian Review of Studies in Nationalism
"The most comprehensive reference work on Italian fascism and a
most welcome one. Cannistraro, the editor, has been aided by
experts from a variety of historiographical schools and other
disciplines. The range of personalities, events, organizations, and
many other topics covered is vast; each entry ends with an updated
bibliography; and the writing is effective and clear throughout.
Moreover, the volume provides both maps of the Italian colonial
empire and maps detailing the spread of fascism, 1921-22. There are
valuable appendixes on important events; and a number of useful
lists name all organizations, agencies, and parties; original
fascists in 1919; ministers and undersecretaries, 1922-45; the
party secretaries, military commanders, and colonial governors; the
membership of the Fascist Grand Council for July 1943. Finally,
there is a schedule of altered Italian place-names. Such a unique
reference volume is recommended for all college and university
libraries and for large public libraries."-Choice
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