{"product_id":"9781408897966","title":"Blood and Power : The Rise and Fall of Italian Fascism","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Foot, John \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 08\/06\/2023,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 432 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781408897966,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Clear, cool, plainly written and devastating' Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Times Literary SupplementA major history of the rise and fall of Italian fascism: a dark tale of violence, ideals and a country at war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the aftermath of the First World War, the seeds of fascism were sown in Italy. While the country reeled in shock, a new movement emerged from the chaos: one that preached hatred for politicians and love for the fatherland; one that promised to build a 'New Roman Empire', and make Italy a great power once again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Wearing black shirts and wielding guns, knives and truncheons, the proponents of fascism embraced a climate of violence and rampant masculinity. Led by Benito Mussolini, they would systematically destroy the organisations of the left, murdering and torturing anyone who got in their way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  In Blood and Power, historian John Foot draws on decades of research to chart the turbulent years between 1915 and 1945, and beyond. Drawing widely from accounts of people across the political spectrum - fascists, anti-fascists, communists, anarchists, victims, perpetrators and bystanders - he tells the story of fascism and its legacy, which still, disturbingly, reverberates to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41267719340076,"sku":"9781408897966","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781408897966_8e43c3b3-d0a3-4194-be31-d706d06d0809.jpg?v=1759667694","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781408897966","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}