Italian Industrialists from Liberalism to Fascism - 9780521434065

Italian Industrialists from Liberalism to FascismThe Political Development of the Industrial Bourgeoisie, 190634\nAuthor(s): Franklin Hugh Adler\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521434065, 978-0521434065\nSynopsis\nThe Croix de Feu and its successor the Parti Social Franais stood at the centre of political conflict in the turbulent final years of the French Third Republic. Membership peaked at 750,000 in 1937, and at the time the movement was widely regarded as the counterpart of fascism in Germany and Italy. However, only recently has the view that fascism also has roots in France become a serious topic for debate. From Liberalism to Fascism is based largely on archival research, and shows that contemporary perceptions of the Croix de Feu and the PSF as fascist were in fact correct. Dr Passmore places French fascism in the wider context of the history of French conservatism through a micro-stu.