The Ax Within: Italian Fascism in Action (Modern scholarship on European history)

s/t: Italian Fascism in Action 12 essays on the rise of Italian Fascism Italy during the '20's & 30's: Acknowledgments Note on the Selection Fascism Between Legality & Revolution 1922-24 Giuseppe Rossini Fascism & the Church 1922-25 Francesco Margiotta Broglio The Fascist Militia & the Army 1922-24 Giorgio Rochat Fascism in Italy: The 2nd Wave Adrian Lyttleton From the Liberal State to the Fascist Regime: The 1st Steps Renzo De Felice The Rise of the Fascist State 1926-28 Alberto Aquarone Fascist Reforms & the Industrial Leadership Roland Sarti The Living Standards of Italian Workers 1929-39 Cesare Vannutelli The Economic & Political Background of Fascist Imperialism Enzo Santarelli Fascist Imperialism & Racism Luigi Preti Public Opinion in Italy Before the Outbreak of WWII Alberto Aquarone Notes Bibliographical Note Index INOON ACKNOWLEDGMENTS NOTE ON THE SELECTIONS CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 FASCISM BETWEEN LEGALITY AND REVOLUTION, 1922-1924 2 FASCISM AND THE CHURCH 1922-1925 3 THE FASCIST MILITIA AND THE ARMY, 1922-1924 4 FASCISM IN ITALY: THE SECOND WAVE 5 FROM THE LIBERAL STATE TO THE FASCIST REGIME: THE FIRST STEPS 6 THE RISE OF THE FASCIST STATE, 1926-1928 7 FASCIST REFORMS AND THE INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP 8 THE LIVING STANDARD OF ITALIAN WORKERS, 1929-1939 9 THE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL BACKGROUND OF FASCIST IMPERIALISM 10 FASCIST IMPERIALISM AND RACISM 11 PUBLIC OPINION IN ITALY BEFORE THE OUTBREAK OF WORLD WAR II NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE ABOUT THE AUTHOR