The Anatomy of Fascism

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Publisher's Synopsis

Fascism was the major political invention of the twentieth century and the source of much of its pain. How can we try to comprehend its allure and its horror? Is it a philosophy, a movement, an aesthetic experience? What makes states and nations become fascist?

Acclaimed historian Robert O. Paxton shows that in order to understand fascism we must look at it in action - at what it did, as much as what it said it was about. He explores its falsehoods and common threads; the social and political base that allowed it to prosper; its leaders and internal struggles; how it manifested itself differently in each country - France, Britain, the low countries, Eastern Europe, even Latin America as well as Italy and Germany; how fascists viewed the Holocaust; and, finally, whether fascism is still possible in today's world.

Offering a bold new interpretation of the fascist phenomenon, this groundbreaking book will overturn our understanding of twentieth-century history.

Book information

ISBN: 9780141014326
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 940.5
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Sales rank: 1639
Number of pages: 321
Weight: 250g
Height: 197mm
Width: 133mm
Spine width: 24mm