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- ↑ The Perfect Fascist — Victoria de Grazia. 11 August 2020. ISBN 9780674986398 . Retrieved 2022-03-23.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ↑ Bosworth, R. J. B. (April 2021). "Victoria de Grazia, The Perfect Fascist: A Story of Love, Power, and Morality in Mussolini's Italy". European History Quarterly. 51 (2): 271–273. doi:10.1177/02656914211005956d. ISSN 0265-6914. S2CID 233390561.
- ↑ "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Victoria de Grazia" . Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ↑ "Victoria De Grazia". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ↑ "2021 Independent Publisher Book Awards Results". Independent Publisher - feature. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ↑ "Victoria de Grazia was awarded MLA Scaglione Prize for The Perfect Fascist: A Story of Love, Power, and Morality in Mussolini's Italy". Department of History - Columbia University. 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
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