Fascism’s Spatial Geographies

In October 1922, Benito Mussolini and his National Fascist Party staged a march on Rome. Through this march, Mussolini seized power in Italy and inaugurated the first self-proclaimed fascist government in the world. Its consequences were far-reaching. Italian fascism inspired Adolf Hitler and the two fascist leaders went on to wreak havoc in the world, waging war and particularly targeting Jews and Communists.

A Shift in the Balance of Power

In his book The Discovery of India, written while he was in prison during the Quit India movement, Jawaharlal Nehru commented:

A ‘Serious Biography’?[2]