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1 online resource (1 audio file (15hr., 30 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by Nadia May. |
| Summary |
Historian Jasper Ridley brings us this comprehensive biography of the man who invented fascism-Benito Mussolini, widely regarded as one of the arch villains of the twentieth century. A complex and contradictory figure, Mussolini won the fascination of many statesmen and writers…and their wives. From his early years raised in the traditions of revolutionary Italian Socialism to his violent execution by Communist partisans at the end of World War II, we watch Mussolini's power ambitions erode his political ideals as he evolves from brilliant orator and journalist to empire-building dictator enforcing his authority by death squads. A man initially admired by such Western luminaries as Winston Churchill, or underestimated as a posturing buffoon, he eventually showed his true colors as a racist and persecutor of the Jews. He sought equal stature with Hitler, but his alliance with him would prove disastrous. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Mussolini, Benito, 1883-1945.
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Heads of state -- Italy -- Biography.
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Fascism -- Italy -- History.
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Italy -- Politics and government -- 1922-1945.
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| Added Author |
May, Nadia. Narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781982438180 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1982438185 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT10027117 |
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