{"product_id":"mussolinis-grandchildren-fascism-in-contemporary-italy-9780745348025","title":"Mussolini's Grandchildren: Fascism in Contemporary Italy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating and trenchant, this account of contemporary Italian neo-fascism is both original and shocking' - John Foot, historian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The fastest-rising force in Italian politics is Giorgia Meloni's Fratelli d'Italia - a party with a direct genealogy from Mussolini's regime. Surging to prominence in recent years, it has waged a fierce culture war against the Left, polarised political debate around World War II, and even secured the largest vote share in Italy's 2022 general election. Eighty years after the fall of Mussolini, his heirs, and admirers are again on the brink of taking power. So how exactly has this situation come about? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMussolini's Grandchildren\u003c\/i\u003e delves into Italy's self-styled 'post-fascist' movements - rooted in historical fascism yet claiming to have 'transcended' it. David Broder highlights the reinventions of far-right politics since the Second World War and examines the interplay between a parliamentary face aimed at integrating fascists into the mainstream and militant fringe groups which, despite their extremism, play an important role in nurturing the broader far right. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Fratelli d'Italia has retained its hegemony over fascist subcultures whilst embracing a raft of more pragmatic policy positions, fusing harsh Islamophobia and anti-communism with support for the European Union and NATO. As countervailing anti-fascist forces in Italian society wane, the far-right party's mission to redeem historical fascism, legitimize its political heirs, and shift the terrain of mainstream politics is proving alarmingly successful. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Broder is a historian of the Italian far-right. He is a regular contributor to the \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInternazionale\u003c\/i\u003e, writing about Italian politics, as well as Europe editor for \u003ci\u003eJacobin\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing has also appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Left Review\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTribune\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rebirth of Italian Communism: Dissident Communists in Rome, 1943-44\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFirst They Took Rome: How the Populist Right Conquered Italy.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pluto Press (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50508931629330,"sku":"9780745348025","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6fe3eeba-d017-4333-b80a-28be639d793c.jpg?v=1730883023","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mussolinis-grandchildren-fascism-in-contemporary-italy-9780745348025","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}