
Rethinking fascism and dictatorship in Europe / edited by António Costa Pinto (Lisbon University, Portugal), Aristotle Kallis (Lancaster University, UK)
"Fascism exerted a crucial ideological and political influence across Europe and beyond. Its appeal reached much further than the expanding transnational circle of 'fascists', crossing into the territory of the mainstream, authoritarian, and traditional right. Meanwhile, fascism'...
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Other Authors: | Pinto, António Costa (Editor) Kallis, Aristotle A. (Other) |
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
Published: | Basingstoke [u.a.] : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014 |
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Online Access: | Rezension Inhaltsverzeichnis |
Summary: | "Fascism exerted a crucial ideological and political influence across Europe and beyond. Its appeal reached much further than the expanding transnational circle of 'fascists', crossing into the territory of the mainstream, authoritarian, and traditional right. Meanwhile, fascism's seemingly inexorable rise unfolded against the backdrop of a dramatic shift towards dictatorship in large parts of Europe during the 1920s and especially 1930s. These dictatorships shared a growing conviction that 'fascism' was the driving force of a new, post-liberal, fiercely nationalist and anti-communist order. The ten contributions to this volume seek to capture, theoretically and empirically, the complex transnational dynamic between interwar dictatorships. This dynamic, involving diffusion of ideas and practices, cross-fertilisation, and reflexive adaptation, muddied the boundaries between 'fascist' and 'authoritarian' constituencies of the interwar European right"-- |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke |
Physical Description: | xxvii, 290 Seiten |
ISBN: | 9781137384409 1137384409 9781349480883 1349480886 |