The Body of Il Duce: Mussolini's Corpse and the Fortunes of Italy
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An exploration of the history and legacy of Italian fascism as reflected by the body of Benito Mussolini discusses how the dictator's brutal execution, the graphic display of his corpse, and his body's subsequent burial, exhuming, theft, concealment, and eventual enshrinement reflected the nation's struggle to become a republic. 25,000 first printi
Author: Sergio A. Luzzatto
Format: Hardback, 288 pages
Published: 2005, Henry Holt & Company Inc, United States
Genre: Biography: Historical, Political & Military
An exploration of the history and legacy of Italian fascism as reflected by the body of Benito Mussolini discusses how the dictator's brutal execution, the graphic display of his corpse, and his body's subsequent burial, exhuming, theft, concealment, and eventual enshrinement reflected the nation's struggle to become a republic. 25,000 first printi