The Doctrine of Fascism

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The Doctrine of Fascism is a 1932 political essay that articulates the core principles, ideology, and philosophical justification of Italian Fascism as conceived by Benito Mussolini and Giovanni Gentile.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf ideological manifesto
political essay
advocates authoritarian leadership
one-party state
subordination of the individual to the state
associatedWith Italian Fascist regime
National Fascist Party
author Benito Mussolini
Giovanni Gentile
characterizedBy anti-individualism
anti-liberalism
anti-socialism
statism
claims state is absolute, individuals and groups are relative
commissionedBy Benito Mussolini
countryOfOrigin Italy
definesStateAs ethical and spiritual entity
describes corporatist state
principles of Fascism
totalitarian state
firstPublishedIn Enciclopedia Italiana
genre fascist literature
political philosophy
historicalContext Mussolini's rule in Italy
interwar period
ideologyPromoted Fascism
influencedBy Giovanni Gentile's actual idealism
language Italian
mainSubject Italian Fascism
fascist ideology
totalitarianism
opposes Marxist socialism
classical liberalism
liberal democracy
parliamentary government
philosophicalContributor Giovanni Gentile
politicalPosition far-right
publicationType encyclopedia entry
publicationYear 1932
rejects individualism
materialism
supports corporatism
militarism
nationalism
political violence as a means to power
targetAudience Italian and international intellectuals
timePeriodDescribed 20th century politics
usedAs official exposition of Fascist doctrine

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Benito Mussolini
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