Dictating Demography The Problem of Population in Fascist Italy |
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| Author:
| Ipsen, Carl |
| Contribution by:
| De Vries, Jan
Johnson, Paul
Smith, Richard
Wrightson, Keith |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-89425-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2002 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $40.99 |
Book Description:
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This book is a detailed examination of the demographic policy of Mussolini's Fascist regime. Based on archival research, it examines both the Italian statistics, and the demographic theory of the time. The author shows how the Fascists used statistics to mould public opinion through propaganda, as well as to form policy. He describes their programme to increase the population in Italy, and reveals what the policy behind this programme tells us about the contradictory nature of Fascism...
More DescriptionThis book is a detailed examination of the demographic policy of Mussolini's Fascist regime. Based on archival research, it examines both the Italian statistics, and the demographic theory of the time. The author shows how the Fascists used statistics to mould public opinion through propaganda, as well as to form policy. He describes their programme to increase the population in Italy, and reveals what the policy behind this programme tells us about the contradictory nature of Fascism itself - it was at the same time modern and anti-modern, revolutionary and reactionary.