The Crisis-Woman Body Politics and the Modern Woman in Fascist Italy

Femininity in the form of the donna-crisi , or “crisis-woman,” was a fixture of fascist propaganda in the early 1930s. A uniquely Italian representation of the modern woman, she was cosmopolitan, dangerously thin, and childless, the antithesis of the fascist feminine ideal &n...

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Main Author:	Chang, Natasha V
Format:	eBook Book
Language:	English
Published:	Toronto University of Toronto Press 2015 University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing
Edition:	1
Series:	Toronto Italian Studies
Subjects:	1918–1945 20th century Europe Fascism Fascism > Italy > History > 20th century Fascism and women Fascism and women > Italy > History > 20th century Gender Studies HISTORY HISTORY / Europe / Italy HISTORY / General Italy Italy > Social conditions > 1918-1945 Social conditions SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies Sociology Women Women > Italy > Social conditions > 20th century Women in popular culture Women in popular culture > Italy > History > 20th century Women's Studies
ISBN:	9781442649675, 1442649674, 1442621192, 1442621206, 9781442621190, 9781442621206
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