From Benito Mussolini to Hugo Chavez : intellectuals and a century of political hero worship / Paul Hollander, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Introduction: intellectuals and politics -- Mussolini, fascism and intellectuals -- Hitler, nazism and intellectuals -- Stalin, Rakosi, Soviet communism and intellectuals -- Castro, Che Guevara, and their western admirers -- Western intellectuals, Mao's China and Cambodia under Pol Pot -- Other...

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Main Authors:Hollander, Paul (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published:Cambridge ; New York ; Port Melbourne ; New Delhi ; Singapore : Cambridge University Press, 2016
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Summary:Introduction: intellectuals and politics -- Mussolini, fascism and intellectuals -- Hitler, nazism and intellectuals -- Stalin, Rakosi, Soviet communism and intellectuals -- Castro, Che Guevara, and their western admirers -- Western intellectuals, Mao's China and Cambodia under Pol Pot -- Other dictators and their admirers in more recent times -- Conclusions: the personal and the political
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:xii, 325 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9781107071032
9781107415072