The Fascist Movement in Italian Life
The Fascist Movement in Italian Life (1923) is a political work by Pietro Gorgolini, originally published in Italian in 1922 as Il fascismo nella vita italiana. Featuring a preface by Benito Mussolini and an English translation by Maude Dominica Petre, the book examines the origins, principles, and political programme of the early Fascist movement. Gorgolini discusses Fascism's relationship with socialism, nationalism, and the state, alongside its positions on agricultural reform, foreign policy, political authority, and national reconstruction. The work also addresses the ethical principles of Fascism and its conception of individual duty and collective organization, presenting an early exposition and defense of Fascist doctrine before its consolidation into a formal state ideology.