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- ↑ Francesco Perfetti and Giuseppe Parlato, Fascist syndicalism. From the "Great Depression" the fall of the regime, 1930-1943, Bonacci, Rome, 1989.
- ↑ Alberto and Maurizio Aquarone Vernassa, The Fascist regime, Oxford University Press, 1976.
- ↑ Great Augustus, Teresa Alquati. Heroes and scoundrels: 150 years of counterstory, Politeia editions, Turin 2011, pp. 96-97.
- ↑ Institute Grasci, Historical Studies, Volume 25, 1984.