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<P>Building on extensive archival research and important scholarly analysis, <I>Galeazzo Ciano: The Fascist Pretender</I> examines the life of Galeazzo Ciano, foreign minister of fascist Italy from 1936 to 1943 and Benito Mussolini’s son-in-law. Ciano’s life serves as a lens through which to gain a better understanding of crucial issues of Italian and European fascism, including the fascistization of society and politics, foreign relations, and the problem of succession. The biography follows an innovative thematic structure that focuses on major aspects of Ciano’s life, including his family, his political career, his diplomacy, and his desire to succeed Mussolini.</P> <P>Filling a substantial gap in the existing literature on the history of fascism, this book is the first comprehensive analysis of a key player of Italian fascism other than Mussolini; it also offers a long overdue critical assessment of Ciano’s famous diary, one of the most important texts from the period. Using visual materials such as photographs and films as sources and not just as illustrative material, Tobias Hof allows us to rethink our understanding of fascism and offers a new perspective on the history of f

Who reads Galeazzo Ciano: The Fascist Pretender (Toronto Italian Studies)?

Author

Tobias Hof

Publisher

University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9781487507985

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Biography, Memoir