| From Fascism to Democracy: Culture and Politics in the Italian Election of 1948 Subjects: Italy. Parlamento -- Elections 1948; Italy -- Politics and government -- 1945-1976; Catholic Church -- Italy -- Political activity; From Fascism to Democracy expands on the common understanding of what is 'political' to examine how such factors as popular piety, gender, and historical memory became intertwined with the politics of Italy's fledgling democracy. Ventresca Robert : Robert A. Ventresca is an assistant professor of History at King's College, University of Western Ontario. |