Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations xi
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Abbreviations xv
6. Introduction 1
7. I. Mussolini Takes the Helm, 1922–1933
8. 1. Towards a New System 13
9. 2. Carrots, Sticks, and Charismatic Ruling 27
10. 3. The Censor and the Censored 58
11. II. Censorship Fascist Style, 1934–1939
12. 4. From Press Office to Ministry of Popular Culture 95
13. 5. Shaping Italian Literature 129
14. 6. Anti-Semitism and ‘Cultural Reclamation’ 169
15. III. A Nation at War, 1940–1943
16. 7. A Turn of the Screw 191
17. 8. Foreign Fiction and Weak Autarky 221
18. 9. Unfinished Business 237
19. Conclusion 261
20. Notes 267
21. Bibliography 373
22. Index 393