Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Born
in The United States
April 17, 1960
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Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present
15 editions
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published
2020
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Fascist Modernities: Italy, 1922-1945 (Studies on the History of Society and Culture) (Volume 42)
9 editions
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2000
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Italian Colonialism
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4 editions
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published
2002
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Italian Fascism's Empire Cinema
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5 editions
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published
2015
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Italian Mobilities
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5 editions
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2015
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A Estética do Fascismo
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“Many strongmen, past and present, have used populist rhetoric that defines their nations as bound by faith, race, and ethnicity rather than by legal rights. For authoritarians, only some people are "the people," regardless of their birthplace or citizenship status, and only the leader, above and beyond any institution, embodies that group. This is why, in strongman states, attacking the leader is seen as attacking the state itself, and why critics are labeled enemies of the people or terrorists.”
― Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present
― Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present
“Elites are the authoritarian’s most important promoters and collaborators. Afraid of losing their class, gender, or race privileges, influential individuals bring the insurgent into the political system, thinking that he can be controlled as he solves their problems (which often involves persecuting the left).30”
― Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present
― Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present
“The decay of truth and democratic dissolution proceed hand in hand, starting with the insurgent’s assertion that the establishment media delivers false or biased information while he speaks the truth and risks everything to get the “real facts” out. Once his supporters bond to his person, they stop caring about his falsehoods. They believe him because they believe in him.”
― Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present
― Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present
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