Fascism: An Informal Introduction to Its Theory and Practice

by Renzo De Felice

Overview

For Italian intellectuals, the terms fascist and antifascist continue to be the hard currency of contemporary political debate-to the point that if you are not one, you must be the other. When professor Renzo de Felice suggests that fascism describes a moment in the Italian past-and only that-he is challenging the very heart of current orthodoxy. The nature of his analysis of the recent Italian past is itself at odds with the traditional version, and represents a radical departure from conventional wisdom. De Felice's ideas about fascism have a broad signifi cance, quite apart from their importance in the contemporary Italian scene. Perhaps no one knows as much about fascism, and no one has given the subject such a rigorous historical analysis.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781351520171
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/05/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	714 KB

About the Author

Renzo De Felice

Table of Contents

Introduction; 1: Historical and Theoretical Background of De Felice’s Work; 2: Seeking a Definition of Fascism; 3: General Characteristics of Fascism; 4: Italian Fascism: Historical and Comparative Analysis; 5: Fascism, Foreign Policy, and World War II; 6: True Examples of Fascism; 7: Fascism Today; 8: Fascism and Totalitarianism; Aspects for Further Research