This book explores the day-to-day 'lived experience' of fascism in Venice during the 1930s, charting the attempts of the fascist regime to infiltrate and reshape Venetians' everyday lives and their responses to the intrusions of the fascist state.

Autorentext
Kate Ferris is a Lecturer in the Department of History at University of St Andrew's, UK.

Inhalt
Prologue: Historiography and Method Introduction: 'Elbow to elbow': Venetian life between the Wars 'Make way for the young': Growing up in 1930s Venice Remembering the Serenissima: Festivals and Celebrations in 1930s Venice 'Make every Italian family a fortress': Consumption, Family and the 'home front' in Venice during the Ethiopian War Death in Venice: The 'fascistisation' of Dand Funeral Rituals in 1930s Venice Epilogue Conclusion Bibliography