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Dictatorship and Daily Life in 20th-Century Europe (Paperback)
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Dictatorship and Daily Life in 20th-Century Europe (Paperback)
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Bringing together leading scholars from across the UK, North
America and mainland Europe, this book provides a uniquely
comparative exploration of daily life under dictatorship in
20th-century Europe. With coverage of well-known regimes and some
that are relatively underrepresented in the literature from right
across the continent, it examines the impact felt on people's lives
amidst political administrations characterised by some or all of
the following: a one-party state, in which opposition or multiple
parties were banned; a cult surrounding the leader; the censorship
of the press and other publications; the widespread use of
propaganda and political persuasion; and the threat or use of force
by the regime and its agents. The chapters investigate crucial
questions in relation to life under dictatorships as follows: *
What was the impact of censorship on access to news or
entertainment? * How was leisure time conducted? * What was the
impact of the regime on working life? * What was the scope for
dissent and resistance? To what extent were these possible? * How
much did the regime coerce the population and how much did it try
to indoctrinate? * What was the difference for Party leaders,
comrades and members in terms of the possibilities and
opportunities that opened up, compared to everyone else in society?
* With the shutting down - to a large extent - of civil society and
state intrusion into private life, what restrictions were placed on
ordinary and day-to-day activities? * What happened to religious
life and to cultural life and the arts? * How were personal choices
in aspects of life such as reproduction, education and even eating
affected by these regimes? * What was the impact of different
political ideologies on people's way of life - whether Fascist,
Nazi or Communist? Dictatorship and Daily Life in 20th-Century
Europe addresses these issues and more, striking to the heart of
European life in the darkest episodes of its recent history.
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