This is the first book on Italian Fascism to analyse the rich historiography written in Italian for the benefit of the English-speaking students. Claudia Baldoli clarifies the most important research and debates from the origins of Fascism to the ways in which it is remembered today.
1. Introduction.- 2. The Origins of Fascism: The Contemporary Interpretation.- 3. Coming to Terms with the Near Past: Post-War Historiography.- 4. The Historiography on Fascism from the End of the Cold War.- 5: Confronting the Last Two Years of Fascism: Historiography on the Italian Social Republic (1943-1945).- 6. Conclusion.
Claudia Baldoli is Associate Professor in Contemporary History at the University of Milan, Italy.
