4/5

Devoured this one in a matter of days. This is an excellent introduction to Italian Fascism and I’m fascinated by Mussolinils boorish authoritarianism. Ganz’s ‘Nerd vs Jock’ fascism argument was swirling around my head while I took this one in and found it a very interesting contrast to “Hitler’s Compromises” which I finished last week. There is a lot in hear about how authoritarianism must legitimate itself and the limits of that process. I’ll probably stay on this topic while the current administration continues its war against the administrative state.