Includes bibliographical references (pages [339]-342) and index.
The legacy of fascism : redefining Italy after Mussolini -- Guns, butter, and good ole Yankee know-how : America's crusade to defeat Italian Communism -- Madonnas, miracles, and the pulpit as soapbox : the use of the sacred in the campaign for Christ -- Salerno betrayed : Italian Communism from participation to confrontation -- When politics reaches the altar : Catholic action gets out the vote -- Battle of the senses : the propaganda war -- A free and fair election? : the campaign -- The day after -- Epilogue : politics in a new key or blocked democracy?