Title:
The Rise of Mass Parties, Liberal Italy, and the Fascist Dawn (1919–1924)
Author:
Goffredo Adinolfi
Description
The Rise of Mass Parties, Liberal Italy, and the Fascist Dawn (1919–1924) by Goffredo Adin
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Title:
The Rise of Mass Parties, Liberal Italy, and the Fascist Dawn (1919–1924)
Author:
Goffredo Adinolfi
Description
The Rise of Mass Parties, Liberal Italy, and the Fascist Dawn (1919–1924) by Goffredo Adinolfi is a concise academic study that analyzes the transformation of Italian politics during the critical post–World War I period. Published by Cambridge University Press, the book focuses on the rise of mass political parties and the collapse of liberal governance, which ultimately paved the way for the emergence of Fascism under Benito Mussolini.
The work examines Italy’s electoral and parliamentary dynamics between 1919 and 1924, highlighting how socialist, Catholic, and liberal parties competed in a rapidly changing democratic environment. It argues that liberal elites failed to adapt to universal suffrage politics, creating instability that allowed fascist movements to gain power.
Key topics include:
Post–World War I Italian political transformation
Rise of socialist, popular, and liberal mass parties
Electoral competition and democratization processes
Collapse of liberal parliamentary stability
Early consolidation of Fascist power
Elections of 1919, 1921, 1922–23, and 1924
Transition from liberal democracy to authoritarian rule
The book provides a clear, evidence-based explanation of how institutional weaknesses and political fragmentation contributed to one of the most significant regime changes in modern European history.
This eBook is ideal for historians, political scientists, European studies scholars, and students of fascism and democratic transition.
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