George L. Mosse the History of European Ghosts of Fascism: Italian Intellectuals After Mussolini, (Hardcover)

<p>While public intellectuals are typically thought of as inherently nonconformist and critical of established power, in practice many adapt themselves to the views of the majority--particularly in the context of repressive governments and dictatorships. When the political winds change, such figures often refashion themselves to fit the new paradigm. <i>Ghosts of Fascism</i> follows the trajectories of four major Italian intellectuals who, despite their passivity and at times collaboration with Fascist institutions, became some of postwar Italy's iconic anti-Fascists: Federico Chabod, a prominent historian who would join the Resistance; the jurist Piero Calamandrei, who later participated in drafting the Italian democratic constitution; the influential literary critic Luigi Russo, who presided over the prestigious Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa; and Alberto Moravia, the internationally renowned novelist. Simon Levis Sullam weaves together their histories to show how postwar Italian intellectuals quietly revised their previous political positions, redefining themselves--and their recent pasts, together with that of the entire nation--as consistently anti-Fascist.</p>

• George L. Mosse the History of European Ghosts of Fascism: Italian Intellectuals After Mussolini, (Hardcover)
• Author: Simon Levis Sullam
• ISBN: 9780299358105
• Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: 2026-10-13
• Page Count: 272