The Perfect Fascist by Victoria De Grazia (Paperback Book)

Name: The Perfect Fascist by Victoria De Grazia (Paperback Book)
Brand: Harvard University Press

Harvard University Press

A New Statesman Book of the YearWinner of the Helen and Howard R. Marraro PrizeWinner of the Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Italian Studies\u201CExtraordinary\u2026I could not put it down.\u201D\u2014Margaret MacMillan\u201CReveals how ideology corrupts the truth, how untrammeled ambition destroys the soul, and how the vanity of white male supremacy distorts emotion, making even love a matter of state.\u201D\u2014Sonia Purnell, author of A Woman of No ImportanceWhen Attilio Teruzzi, a decorated military officer and early convert to the Fascist cause, married a rising American opera star, his good fortune seemed settled. The wedding was blessed by Mussolini himself. Yet only three years later, Teruzzi, now commander of the Black Shirts, renounced his wife. Lilliana was Jewish, and fascist Italy would soon introduce its\n\nThe Perfect Fascist\nA Story of Love, Power, and Morality in Mussolini\u2019s Italy\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with fre;