{"product_id":"galeazzo-ciano-the-fascist-pretender-hardback-9781487507985","title":"Galeazzo Ciano; The Fascist Pretender (Hardback) 9781487507985","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGaleazzo Ciano\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Fascist Pretender\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTobias Hof (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487507985\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 12 May 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e472 pages, 21 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 16 x 3.6 cm, 0.78 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"An important read for anyone interested in Italian fascism or the Second World War in Europe.\" - A. A. Nofi (\u003cem\u003eThe NYMAS Review\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilding on extensive archival research and important scholarly analysis, \u003ci\u003eGaleazzo Ciano: The Fascist Pretender\u003c\/i\u003e examines the life of Galeazzo Ciano, foreign minister of fascist Italy from 1936 to 1943 and Benito Mussolini\u0026amp;#x2019;s son-in-law. Ciano\u0026amp;#x2019;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\u0026amp;#x2019;s life, including his family, his political career, his diplomacy, and his desire to succeed Mussolini.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFilling 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\u0026amp;#x2019;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 fascist Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Family \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Son of a Hero \u003cbr\u003eThe Ciano Family in Livorno \u003cbr\u003eCiano\u0026amp;#x2019;s Friends \u003cbr\u003eThe Fascist Family \u003cbr\u003eShaping Italian Society \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Politician \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Minister \u003cbr\u003eThe Fascist \u003cbr\u003eThe Elite \u003cbr\u003eThe Catholic and Monarchist \u003cbr\u003eThe Fascist Oligarchy \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Diplomat \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eItaly\u0026amp;#x2019;s Role in the World\u003cbr\u003eDiplomacy and Performance \u003cbr\u003eParallel and Secret Diplomacy \u003cbr\u003eBlackmail, Terror, and War \u003cbr\u003eAssessing Fascist Italy\u0026amp;#x2019;s Foreign Diplomacy \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Successor \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Deputy Duce \u003cbr\u003eFascist Masculinities: Ciano versus Mussolini \u003cbr\u003eThe Undecided One \u003cbr\u003eThe \"Good Fascist\" \u003cbr\u003eSuccession and Struggle in Fascism \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: A Man of His Time \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronology \u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003eBibliography \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595482296600,"sku":"9781487507985","price":45.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/galeazzo-ciano-the-fascist-pretender-hardback-9781487507985","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}