Places of Fascism

This book investigates how democratic societies confront the material and symbolic legacies of fascism. Focusing on Italy and placing it in comparative European perspective, it explores the contested histories of monuments, buildings, urban spaces, place names, and commemorative practices associated with fascist regimes. Through a range of case studies, the volume analyses how these difficult heritage sites have been preserved, transformed, reinterpreted, or challenged from 1945 to the present. In doing so, it sheds light on broader questions of historical memory, public history, national identity, and democratic culture. Combining insights from history, heritage studies, architecture, and memory studies, the book offers a timely contribution to current debates on the management of authoritarian pasts and the role of public memory in contemporary Europe.