That the
Fascist paper, L'Italia nostra, continued to discount the inevitable alliance between Italy and Germany and attenuate Italy's aggressive political stance confirms the break that British Italians experienced towards their fatherland.
After introducing the Fasci and their relationship with earlier institutions, such as the Dante Alighieri Society, the book analyses the educational activities of the Fasci Abroad (Chapters 1 and 3), in particular the creation of Italian schools, which, by providing an openly
Fascist education (details of the curriculum for Italian primary schools in London are provided), participated in the creation of the myth of the new Italian.
One also appreciates the author's willingness to discuss the possibility that things might have gone a different direction depending on decisions of the principal actors, be they
Fascist or Socialist.
But they also organized to confront Czech
fascists, who tried to stage their own demonstration against the IMF.
The first chapter of Chang's book speaks of fashion: the aesthetic extensions of the body that threatened the
fascist expectations of fecundity and motherhood.
Historically, the communists and
fascists used them to destroy the existing government and usher in the Total State.
Testa criticises the heterosexism of
fascist groups, but (hypocritically) ridicules individual
fascists for being gay.
Although Mideastern zealots have picked up the hate-filled anti-Jewish rhetoric of European
fascists " with the infamous"Protocols of the Elders of Zion" enjoying a new lease on life in Arabic " some observers have questioned whether there is any real sense in applying such a specifically European concept as fascism to"the House of Islam.
The
Fascist Party and Popular Opinion in Mussolini's Italy.
In an interview with Haaretz last August, Sternhell lashed out against the Israeli bombing of Gaza, which he compared to the behavior of interwar
fascists.
UNLIKE Hitler, the British Union of
Fascists did not have an army, navy and airforce ("The Threat We Faced from
Fascists", Feedback, January 6).
Over two days in May of 1934, meetings had been organised at Cowen's monument in Newcastle and then at Gateshead Town Hall which ended with the
fascists beaten and having to rely on police protection.
