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 Mussolini Also Did A Lot of GoodThe Spread of Historical Amnesia |
Surgically, but with wit, Francesco Filippi demolishes each and every myth that has taken root about Mussolini and fascism in an uplifting handbook for political and intellectual self-defense. No … | Francesco Filippi | 216 | 2021 | View |
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From Mussolini the BuilderDid the Duce give all Italians a home to live in? |
This chapter examines the dangerous association of the right to a home with Fascism in Italy, which the author calls one of the most effective and impactful posthumous propagandist operations for … | Francesco Filippi | 20 | 2021 | $2.00 Add |
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From Mussolini the Champion of Land ReclamationDid the Duce drain the marshes? |
This chapter looks at the supposed success of Mussolini’s fascists in the area of bonifica, or land reclamation, exploring the actual results and data resulting from their efforts. It also … | Francesco Filippi | 20 | 2021 | $2.00 Add |
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From Mussolini the Condottiere and StatesmanWas the Duce a great leader? |
This chapter looks at Mussolini as a leader and soldier, and looks at the not-so-glorious reality of Fascist Italy’s military achievements. It discusses Italy’s colonial aspirations … | Francesco Filippi | 19 | 2021 | $1.90 Add |
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From Mussolini the EconomistDid the Duce raise the Italian economy to its highest point? |
The author challenges the conception that things “went better” from an economic point of view in Fascist Italy, examining various Facist economic policies. He explores various aspects … | Francesco Filippi | 26 | 2021 | $2.60 Add |
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From Mussolini the FeministDid the Duce improve the status of women in Italy? |
This chapter tackles the premise that the Fascist regime was more open to women’s rights than the regimes that preceded it and have followed it. The author examines how this Facist regime … | Francesco Filippi | 17 | 2021 | $1.70 Add |
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From Mussolini the HumanitarianWas the Duce a "benign" dictator? |
This chapter challenges the notion that Mussolini "wasn’t that bad" as a man and in comparison to other fascist leaders such as Adolf Hitler. It explores Mussolini’s racist, … | Francesco Filippi | 35 | 2021 | $3.50 Add |
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From Mussolini the Man of LawWas the Duce an upright defender of justice? |
The author tackles the popular Italian myth that Mussolini in fact represented a parenthesis of honesty and moral rectitude in the history of the political life of Italy. He examines fascist rule … | Francesco Filippi | 28 | 2021 | $2.80 Add |
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From Mussolini the Provident and PrudentialWas the Duce the first man to give Italians pensions? |
This chapter examines Mussolini’s regime’s activity in the fields of social security and in labour issues. The author refutes the idea that Mussolini was the first man to give … | Francesco Filippi | 18 | 2021 | $1.80 Add |
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From  My Role Was to Lead and Make Things WorkFrom: Let's Move On |
Okalik discusses his time in office after the creation of Nunavut in 1999, speking about the Bathurst mandate and various political decisions and his involvement in them. | Paul Okalik | 8 | 2018 | $0.80 Add |
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From My Studies Made me a Proud InukFrom: Let's Move On |
Paul Okalik speaks about his studies and time at Carleton University, discussing the adversity and struggles he overcame and his interest in Law. He also comments on his issues with the Canadian … | Paul Okalik | 8 | 2018 | $0.80 Add |
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From  Nakba |
Chapter Three focuses on the Nakba or ‘catastrophe’ in Arabic. The chapter explores the creation of the colonial settler state of Israel, aided by the British after the First World … | Stephen Gowans | 13 | 2019 | $1.30 Add |
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From  NEW! Naked EmperorFrom: Razing Palestine |
In this introduction, Marshy argues that the international community has shielded Israel since October 2023, despite decades of UN resolutions and a 2024 ICJ genocide ruling. | 7 | 2025 | $0.70 Add | |
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From Naksa |
Chapter Seven focuses on the ‘Naksa’ or defeat of the Arab states and the Palestinians at the hands of the Israeli army during the 1967 War, or the June War. The chapter explores the … | Stephen Gowans | 26 | 2019 | $2.60 Add |
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From Nasserism |
Chapter Six explores Nasserism. As a nationalist and socialist ideology, Nasserism, which took its name from the Egyptian leader and president Gamal Abed Nasser, greatly influenced and inspired … | Stephen Gowans | 19 | 2019 | $1.90 Add |
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From  Neither Cockeyed nor an Optimist about South PacificFrom: Bigotry on Broadway |
The author explores the racist, imperialist, and sexist undertones of South Pacific. | Emil Guillermo | 9 | 2021 | $0.90 Add |
