Ruling Elites and Decision-making in Fascist-era Dictatorships
- ISBN-10
- 0880336560
- ISBN-13
- 9780880336567
- Category
- History / Europe / Former Soviet Republics
- Pages
- 266
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Social Science Monographs
- Author
- Antonio Costa Pinto
Description
Focusing on the ruling elites of Hitler's Germany, Mussolini's Italy, Franco's Spain, and Salazar's Portugal, this volume explains the relationships and power dynamics that support a dictator's rule.
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