A very short Introduction
by Kevin Passmore
- Author(s)
- Kevin Passmore
- Publication, year
- Oxford : Oxford University, 2014
- Scope
- XIV, 162, [12] Pages, illustrated, 17,5 cm.
- ISBN
- 978-0199685363
Fascism is notoriously hard to define. How do we make sense of an ideology that appeals to streetfighters and intellectuals alike? That is overtly macho in style, yet attracts many women? That calls for a return to tradition while maintaining a fascination with technology? And that preaches violence in the name of an ordered society? In this Very Short Introduction, Kevin Passmore brilliantly unravels the paradoxes of one of the most important phenomena in the modern world, tracing its origins in the intellectual, political, and social crises of the late nineteenth century, the rise of fascism following World War I, including fascist regimes in Italy and Germany, and the fortunes of 'failed' fascist movements in Eastern Europe, Spain, and the Americas. He also considers fascism in culture, the new interest in transnational research, and the progress of the far right since 2002.
- Keywords
- fascism
- Location
- Cabinet 11C - 2: Filosofie ; Sociologie ; Maatschappij / Philosophy ; Sociology ; Society
- Remarks
- second edition (first published in 2002)
- Contains
- index , references
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