Between the Swastika and the Cross of Lorraine: Fascisms in Interwar Alsace

by Samuel Huston Goodfellow

Overview

An examination of 1920s and 1930s Alsace, to reveal the many faces of fascism. The study of the region, with its interplay of French, German and Alsatian nationalities, proves a framework for understanding how this ideology has matured over time to fit changing contexts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780875802381
Publisher:	Cornell University Press
Publication date:	12/01/1998
Series:	Garland Studies in Higher Education
Edition description:	1
Pages:	239
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

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A valuable, fresh, and original contribution.

Editorial Reviews

The interplay of French, German, and Alsation nationalities in the Alsace region allowed a variety of fascisms to flourish. This study provides a framework for understanding how fascist ideology has mutated over time to fit changing contexts. It shows how different fascisms catered to distinct social constituents through the creation of elitist, peasant, middle class, and mass fascist parties, and examines these variants and the people who embraced them. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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