Duce: The Contradictions of Power: The Political Leadership of Benito Mussolini

by Peter J. Williamson

Eighty years after the fall of Benito Mussolini, controversy remains about what his dictatorship represented. This reflects the different sides to the Duce's leadership: while adept at nurturing and enforcing his personal political power, Mussolini's lack of insight into the requirements of governance prevented him from converting this power into influence to achieve his goals. His efforts to maintain the support of Italy's conservative elites--economic,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197696139
• ISBN13: 9780197696132
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.8" x 8.8"