Andrea Rapini's 'L'Antifascismo' Reframes Resistance as Generative Tradition

Andrea Rapini's new book 'L'Antifascismo. Una tradizione generativa, 1945-2025' (Donzelli 2025) challenges conventional periodizations of antifascism. The volume argues that antifascism is not confined to the wartime (1943-1945) or interwar (1919-1945) periods, nor is it merely coextensive with Italy's republican history. Instead, Rapini presents antifascism as a generative tradition that has produced lasting effects across decades. The book's subtitle signals its core thesis: antifascism as a creative, translational force. Published by Donzelli in 2025, the work intervenes in debates about the temporal boundaries of political resistance.