Fascism in Europe, 1919-1945 / Edition 1

by Philip Morgan

Overview

Fascism in Europe, 1919-1945 surveys the phenomenon which is still the object of interest and debate over fifty years after its defeat in the Second World War. It introduces the recent scholarship and continuing debates on the nature of fascism as well as the often contentious contributions by foreign historians and political scientists.

From the pre-First World War intellectual origins of Fascism to its demise in 1945, this book examines:

* the two 'waves' of fascism - in the immediate post-war period and in the late 1920s and early 1930s
* whether the European crisis created by the Treaty of Versailles allowed fascism to take root
* why fascism came to power in Italy and Germany, but not anywhere else in Europe
* fascism's own claim to be an international and internationalist movement
* the idea of 'totalitarianism' as the most useful and appropriate way of analyzing the fascist regimes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415169431
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/03/2002
Series:	Routledge Companions Ser.
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Morgan, Philip

Table of Contents

1. The Roots of Fascism 2. Fascist Movements: The First Wave, 1919-1929 3. Fascist Movements: The Second Wave, 1929-1940 4. The Fascist Regimes in Italy and Germany 5. Fascist Internationalism 6. The Phenomenon of Fascism

Editorial Reviews

'A useful addition to the burgeoning historiography of fascism ... that is rare in being both lively and clearly written with a light touch.' - BBC History Magazine, February 2003

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