The Perfect Fascist. A Story of Love, Power, and Morality in Mussolini's Italy, Paperback/Victoria De Grazia

Attilio Teruzzi, Mussolini's commander of the Black Shirts, exemplified fascism's obsession with male strength. Through the story of his broken marriage to a young Jewish American opera star, Victoria de Grazia explores the cult of masculinity on which the New Rome was to be built, revealing the seductive appeal of fascism. Publisher: Harvard University Press Author(s): Victoria De Grazia Illustration(s): 6 Maps Number of pages: 528 Publication date: 2022 Dimensions: 145 x 226 x 39 Cover type: Paperback / softback