Fascist Interactions
Proposals for a New Approach to Fascism and Its Era, 1919-1945
Nonfiction, History, European General, Modern, 20th Century, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
| Author: | David D. Roberts | ISBN: | 9781785331312 |
| Publisher: | Berghahn Books | Publication: | May 1, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Berghahn Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | David D. Roberts |
| ISBN: | 9781785331312 |
| Publisher: | Berghahn Books |
| Publication: | May 1, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Berghahn Books |
| Language: | English |
Although studies of fascism have constituted one of the most fertile areas of historical inquiry in recent decades, more and more scholars have called for a new agenda with more research beyond Italy and Germany, less preoccupation with definition and classification, and more sustained focus on the relationships among different fascist formations before 1945. Starting from a critical assessment of these imperatives, this rigorous volume charts a historiographical path that transcends rigid distinctions while still developing meaningful criteria of differentiation. Even as we take fascism seriously as a political phenomenon, such an approach allows us to better understand its distinctive contradictions and historical variations.
Although studies of fascism have constituted one of the most fertile areas of historical inquiry in recent decades, more and more scholars have called for a new agenda with more research beyond Italy and Germany, less preoccupation with definition and classification, and more sustained focus on the relationships among different fascist formations before 1945. Starting from a critical assessment of these imperatives, this rigorous volume charts a historiographical path that transcends rigid distinctions while still developing meaningful criteria of differentiation. Even as we take fascism seriously as a political phenomenon, such an approach allows us to better understand its distinctive contradictions and historical variations.
