Mussolini

Routledge Historical Biographies

by Peter Neville, Rob Hartmans (Translator)

In deze bondige en uiterst leesbare biografie laat de Britse historicus Peter Neville zien hoe Mussolini (1883-1945) begon als revolutionair socialist en zich onder invloed van de Eerste Wereldoorlog ontwikkelde tot felle nationalist. Daarnaast beschrijft Neville hoe gevestigde belangen een struikelblok vormden, waardoor Italië nooit zo fascistisch werd als Mussolini had gewild, en hoe diens mateloze ego hem ertoe verleidde militaire avonturen aan te gaan die desastreus uitpakten.

Genres: History, Biography, Nonfiction

327 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2003

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Reviews

[Alex Hulst · Rating 2 out of 5]

Beetje saaie opsomming van historische feiten. Wel opvallend hoe groot de overeenkomsten zijn met huidige politici.

[Robert Hoogstad · Rating 2 out of 5]

Started this on May 1st. Doubt wheter I will finish it. Mussolini was a terrible character, starting with his adolescense. Shows how a criminal with a disorder can make career in a weak state. Maybach the hanging wasn’t succes a bad idea after all, sorry folks...... Somehow, unwillingly the writer enhances my disgust. Many facts in a row, you constantly feel like your a bit lost. Will gave it another try tonight.

[Stef Smulders · Rating 2 out of 5]

Superficial, messy, sentences follow eachother up without logic, waste of money.

[Huginn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this for Italian Fascism class. An interesting and engaging book, as far as historical biographies go.