Dictating Demography: The Problem of Population in Fascist Italy (Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time, Series Number 28)

Ipsen, Carl

ISBN 10: 0521894255 / ISBN 13: 9780521894258

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dictating Demography: The Problem of Population in Fascist Italy (Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time, Series Number 28)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521894255
• ISBN 13: 9780521894258
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 18 ounces

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Synopsis

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 mold public opinion through propaganda, as well as to form policy. He describes their program to increase the population in Italy, and reveals what the policy behind this program tells us about the contradictory nature of Fascism itself--it was at the same time modern and antimodern, revolutionary and reactionary.

Review

"Ipsen presents a fascinating analysis of Mussolini's use of statistics in propagandizing policies to increase birth rates and promote demographic colonization....The text abounds with informed charts and includes an invaluable bibliography." M.S. Miller, Choice

"From the standpoint of someone who is first ane foremost concerned with the history of modern political thought, I strongly advise those who share this interest to examine these two book." Jean-Guy Prévost, Can Jrnl of Pol Sci