CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2013
| Author | Orlovic, David |
|---|---|
| Title | Constantly Mobilized. Mass Rallies in Fascist Italy During the 1935-36 Ethiopian War: Case Study Based on the Province of Istria |
| Summary | In this thesis, I am analyzing the mass rallies that the Fascist regime organized in Italy's Province of Istria in correlation of the 1935-36 Ethiopian war. Relying on official regime representation of these events through the writing of the regime-affiliated press and confidential documents, I discuss the main organizational and ideological features of the mass rallies, with an emphasis on the manner in which the fascist authorities prepared them and the way they were presented in the press. The thesis also deals with the question whether the mass rallies were highly centralized propagandistic celebrations, with an ideological meaning imposed from the center in Rome, or were regional events, initiated or even spontaneously improvised by local authorities. Since the Province of Istria's population was made by a majority of Slav-speaking people, I will also include their perception of the Fascist mass rallies through the writing of their émigré press. It will be argued that the Italian Fascist regime organized the mass rallies during the Ethiopian war in order to obtain constant mobilization of support from the masses towards the regime and its military endeavor in Ethiopia, as well as a useful propaganda and tool of Fascist pedagogy aiming for the total fascistization of the Istrian people. |
| Supervisor | Iordachi, Constantin |
| Department | History MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2013/orlovic_david.pdf |
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