Niccolò Giani - Rare Journal, Dottrina Fascista — Anno V, Numero Speciale - 1940

Offered is a rare and apparently complete original issue of Dottrina Fascista, the ideological journal associated with the Scuola di Mistica Fascista (School of Fascist Mysticism), founded by Niccolò Giani.

This Numero Speciale, covering October 1940 to January 1941, was published in Padova by CEDAM (Casa Editrice Dott. Antonio Milani) during the Second World War. The issue provides a contemporary primary-source record of the political, social, economic and geopolitical doctrines promoted by Italian Fascist intellectual circles during the late Fascist period.

The publication contains essays and proceedings addressing subjects including Fascist revolutionary ideology, social organization, economic reconstruction, the concept of "total war", European geopolitical restructuring and the question of national and ethnic minorities in the projected "New Europe".

The original cover carries the printed dedication to Benito Mussolini:

"Al Duce con fede assoluta"

("To the Duce with absolute faith")

It is accompanied by excerpts from Mussolini's speeches concerning the ideological and administrative development of the Fascist Revolution.

Contents
Among the principal contributions are:

G. Kaisserlian-Ostali — La Rivoluzione fascista come irrevocabile avvento storico della giovinezza

Vincenzo Buonassisi — La Rivoluzione sul piano sociale

Anonymous / Editorial — Caratteristiche della guerra d'oggi

Gustavo Carelli — Problemi della nuova Europa – Le Minoranze

Arrigoni — Aspetti della ricostruzione economica – Le Riparazioni

The volume also contains the Atti della Scuola di Mistica Fascista and contemporary publisher advertisements.

Bibliographical Details
Title: Dottrina Fascista. Pubblica gli atti della Scuola di Mistica Fascista

Volume: Anno V, Numero Speciale

Issue: Ottobre–Gennaio 1940–41 – XIX

Editor / Director: Niccolò Giani

Publisher: CEDAM – Casa Editrice Dott. Antonio Milani

Place of publication: Padova, Italy

Date: 1941

Language: Italian

Format: 8vo

Dimensions: approximately 24.5 × 17.5 cm

Binding: Original editorial paper wrappers

Pagination: 227 pages of main text, plus XVIII pages of Atti della Scuola and 6 pages of contemporary advertisements

Condition
The publication remains in its original softcover binding and is remarkably well preserved considering its age, wartime production and the fragile nature of periodical paper.

Please examine the photographs carefully for the exact condition of the wrappers, spine, edges, pages and any signs of age, handling or storage.

Historical Significance
This publication is offered strictly as a historical and documentary artefact. It is a primary source for the study of Italian Fascism, the Scuola di Mistica Fascista, wartime political thought, propaganda, totalitarian movements and the intellectual history of Fascist Italy.

The contents reflect the political ideology and propaganda of the Fascist regime and are presented here for their historical and scholarly significance, not as an endorsement of the views expressed within.

A particularly interesting example for collectors of 20th-century political ephemera, Italian history, WWII documentation and primary sources relating to totalitarian regimes.