La costruzione dell'immagine del fascismo italiano nella stampa statunitense

Against the backdrop of the growing scholarly interest in fascist cultural diplomacy, Mauro Canali's monograph highlights how American correspondents from Italy portrayed Benito Mussolini and his regime. Canali takes a few cases of early criticism into account. But he concludes that overall admiration prevailed until the passing of the 1938 racial legislation, even if appreciation began to undergo a decline in the aftermath of Italy's 1935 attack on Ethiopia. The volume, however, focuses less on the evaluations and perceptions per se than on the means - from flattery and the supply of fringe benefits to intimidations and coercion - by which the regime endeavoured to have U.S. reporters construct a positive image of fascism and the duce for their readers. [Publisher's text].