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Luconi, Stefano

La costruzione dell'immagine del fascismo italiano nella stampa statunitense

2019 - Franco Angeli

155-163 p.

  • Against the backdrop of the growing scholarly interest in fascist cultural diplomacy, Mauro Canali's monograph highlights how American correspondents from Italy portrayed Benito Mussolini and his regime. Canali takes a few cases of early criticism into account. But he concludes that overall admiration prevailed until the passing of the 1938 racial legislation, even if appreciation began to undergo a decline in the aftermath of Italy's 1935 attack on Ethiopia. The volume, however, focuses less on the evaluations and perceptions per se than on the means - from flattery and the supply of fringe benefits to intimidations and coercion - by which the regime endeavoured to have U.S. reporters construct a positive image of fascism and the duce for their readers. [Publisher's text].

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Passato e presente : rivista di storia contemporanea : 108, 3, 2019