| Abstract | Discusses the mythical appropriation of the past by Italian fascists through the theory of memory and tradition of writer Walter Benjamin. Illustrations of the process by which the fascist regime elaborated its naturalized claim of representing and unifying the Italian nation; Information on the use of collective memory studies by scholar Maurice Halbwachs concerning the relationship between tradition and modernity in application to Italian fascism; Proposed arguments with regard to links between memory, community and tradition by fascism.
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