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Victoria De Grazia on The Perfect Fascist: A Story of Love, Power, and Morality in Mussolini’s Italy

Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI Radio in New York
Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI Radio in New York
Episode • Sep 10, 2020 • 53m
(9/10/20) The new book “The Perfect Fascist: A Story of Love, Power, and Morality in Mussolini’s Italy” from Moore Collegiate Professor of History at Columbia University Victoria De Grazia pivots from the intimate story of a tempestuous marriage―brilliantly reconstructed through family letters and court records―to a riveting account of Mussolini’s rise and fall. Join us for a look at the seductive appeal of fascism during the time of Italy’s most infamous leader in this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI.

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