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Fascism: The Meaning and Experience of Reactionary Revolution
Defines fascism and discusses its origin, its development throughout the world, and its future.
142 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1974
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August 25, 2018
A rather cartoonish and generic analysis of the ideology of fascism.
I was expecting a somewhat in-depth review of fascism from an ideological point of view, however, this book actually serves as a brief summary of the history of Fascist movements, with moral judgements passed from a liberal, leftist perspective.
There is nothing in this book that you could not find in a standard high school history textbook. Fundamentally, the author explains fascism as; ‘a fear of communism, the development of state-dominated capitalism, popular mass support for a dictatorial head of state, and chauvinism leading to a military buildup and finally territorial expansion.'
Perhaps the review by ALA BOOKLIST featured on the back of this book summarises the work best: 'Useful introductory overviews for junior and high school students.'
Who would I recommend this book to? A high-schooler wishing to pass his history test that is due on Monday.
If you're looking for an in-depth, political and philosophical analysis of Fascism, give this book a skip.
I was expecting a somewhat in-depth review of fascism from an ideological point of view, however, this book actually serves as a brief summary of the history of Fascist movements, with moral judgements passed from a liberal, leftist perspective.
There is nothing in this book that you could not find in a standard high school history textbook. Fundamentally, the author explains fascism as; ‘a fear of communism, the development of state-dominated capitalism, popular mass support for a dictatorial head of state, and chauvinism leading to a military buildup and finally territorial expansion.'
Perhaps the review by ALA BOOKLIST featured on the back of this book summarises the work best: 'Useful introductory overviews for junior and high school students.'
Who would I recommend this book to? A high-schooler wishing to pass his history test that is due on Monday.
If you're looking for an in-depth, political and philosophical analysis of Fascism, give this book a skip.
June 27, 2018
Not bad. Good description of fascism. I was a little surprised that he didnt emphasize the racist element that tends to accompany fascism, but the other elements (ie, opposition to communism, crushing of worker rights, state capitalism, and eventual imperialism) were discussed well. Some of his discussion about possible fascism (or at least govt with fascistic aspects) in the US was prescient. The fictional chapter in the beginning was awkward.
March 30, 2023
A good companion piece to "International Fascism", covering the rise of the Italian and German movements and the other fascist adjacent governments/movements at the time. The opening chapter about a theoretical Fascist USA was chilling in showing the benign horror of totalitarianism and its appeal.
April 4, 2024
It was an overall ok explanation of fascism but still very biased and outdated
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February 2, 2016This book is really hard for me, there is no many vocabulary.At first did not know what books saying, but now I can understand little. next time I want to try hard book
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