Historical Dictionary of Fascist Italy  by Cannistraro, Philip V

Westport Greenwood Press 1982, first US edition, hard bound in original green cloth with red and white titles, 6 1/2 x 9 1/2, VG CONDITION, xxx, 657 pages, maps, appendices, index.----------------------------------- The most comprehensive reference work on Italian fascism and a most welcome one. Cannistraro, the editor, has been aided by experts from a variety of historiographical schools and other disciplines. The range of personalities, events, organizations, and many other topics covered is vast; each entry ends with an updated bibliography; and the writing is effective and clear throughout. Moreover, the volume provides both maps of the Italian colonial empire and maps detailing the spread of fascism, 1921-22. There are valuable appendixes on important events; and a number of useful lists name all organizations, agencies, and parties; original fascists in 1919; ministers and undersecretaries, 1922-45; the party secretaries, military commanders, and colonial governors; the membership of the Fascist Grand Council for July 1943. Finally, there is a schedule of altered Italian place-names.