Origins and Doctrine of Fascism: With Selections from Other Works / Edition 1

by Giovanni Gentile

Overview

Giovanni Gentile (1875-1944) was the major theorist of Italian fascism, supplying its justifi cation and rationale as a developmental form of dictatorship for status-deprived nations languishing on the margins of the Great Powers. Gentile's "actualism" (as his philosophy came to be called) absorbed many intellectual currents of the early twentieth century, including nationalism, syndicalism, and futurism. He called the individual to an idealistic ethic of obedience, work, self-sacrifi ce, and national community in a dynamic rebellion against the perceived impostures of imperialism. This volume makes available some of his more signifi cant writings produced shortly before and after the Fascist accession to power in Italy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765805775
Publisher:	Transaction Publishers
Publication date:	02/28/2004
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	122
Sales rank:	871,379
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. Origins and Doctrine of Fascism 2. Selections from what is Fascism? 3. Selections from the Reform of Education (The Revised 1919 Edition)