Bibframe Work

I. The project, the party, and the fascist state

1. Postwar palingenesis : forming the fascist project

2. The rise of provincial fascism : periphery and centre in the years before 1925. Centrifugal forces ; Towards centralization? ; The Ras and revisionism ; Provincial power and personal position

3. Stabilization in the provinces : the party adapts. The problem of the intransigents ; Stabilization : act one. Farinacci as party secretary ; Stabilisation : act two. Turati takes over ; The view from the ranks

4. Party and state. Party and state : hierarchies of authority ; Party and state : hierarchies contested ; Poor personnel

5. Provincial battles : problems in the party. Infighting and factionalism ; The response of the party ; Provincial factionalism in action ; Pure, undiluted cannibalism ; PNF and NSDAP compared

6. The provincial party : activity and reputation. Boundless numbers, endless activity ; Dislocation and paralysis ; Loss of reputation ; Party and personnel ; Beyond the party

II. The party and the people in the 1930s

7. Growing disjunctions : PNF rule and popular reaction. Sources, spies, and surveillance ; Party and people : growing apart ; Ethiopia and enthusiasm

8. Perceptions of the party. Discontent, disaffection, disgust ; A second generation? ; Friction among the faithful

9. The crisis of the late 1930s and the 'totalitarian phase' of fascism. Popular unrest in the pre-war years ; The 'new caste' ; The prospect of war

10. The flight from the enchanter. Love the singer, hate the song ; Non-belligerence 1939-1940 ; Into the war

11. The failure of the party