I. The project, the party, and the fascist state
1. Postwar palingenesis : forming the fascist project
2. The rise of provincial fascism : periphery and centre in the years before 1925. Centrifugal forces ; Towards centralization? ; The Ras and revisionism ; Provincial power and personal position
3. Stabilization in the provinces : the party adapts. The problem of the intransigents ; Stabilization : act one. Farinacci as party secretary ; Stabilisation : act two. Turati takes over ; The view from the ranks
4. Party and state. Party and state : hierarchies of authority ; Party and state : hierarchies contested ; Poor personnel
5. Provincial battles : problems in the party. Infighting and factionalism ; The response of the party ; Provincial factionalism in action ; Pure, undiluted cannibalism ; PNF and NSDAP compared
6. The provincial party : activity and reputation. Boundless numbers, endless activity ; Dislocation and paralysis ; Loss of reputation ; Party and personnel ; Beyond the party
II. The party and the people in the 1930s
7. Growing disjunctions : PNF rule and popular reaction. Sources, spies, and surveillance ; Party and people : growing apart ; Ethiopia and enthusiasm
8. Perceptions of the party. Discontent, disaffection, disgust ; A second generation? ; Friction among the faithful
9. The crisis of the late 1930s and the 'totalitarian phase' of fascism. Popular unrest in the pre-war years ; The 'new caste' ; The prospect of war
10. The flight from the enchanter. Love the singer, hate the song ; Non-belligerence 1939-1940 ; Into the war
11. The failure of the party.
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The Fascist Party and popular opinion in Mussolini's Italy by Paul Corner. ISBN 9780198730699. Published by Oxford University Press in 2012. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
