Owing to its mass appeal, revolutionary and violent nature, strong
political impact, and multiple reverberations in contemporary
politics, fascism was one of the most complex, and hotly debated
movements of the twentieth century. Comparative Fascist Studies:
New Perspectives brings together some of the leading experts in the
field in order to provide an informative introduction to the most
recent debates on fascist studies and the history of fascism across
Europe. In his general, analytical introduction Constantin Iordachi
focuses on transnational approaches to fascism, briefly reviewing
the comparative method and its application to fascist studies.
Concentrating on the interwar period, the book is divided into
three parts, offering a synoptic overview of the latest
developments in the field, exploring different definitions of
fascism, and grounding these theoretical debates in their
historical context. The three parts correspond to distinct methods
and levels of comparison. They focus on: debates over ideal-type
models of generic fascism used as instruments of comparison, and
evaluation of historic case studies cross-national and
trans-national comparisons of historical examples of fascism,
measured against each other or against theoretical models of
generic fascism debates over totalitarianism and political
religions and their relevance for studying fascist movements and
regimes. This Reader provides a sample of authoritative works that
have revolutionized the field in the last two decades, supplemented
by recent challenging reinterpretations of key aspects of fascism.
Chapters include works by: Zeev Sternhell, George L Mosse, Stanley
G. Payne, Roger Griffin, Roger Eatwell, Robert O. Paxton, Michael
Mann, Aristotle A. Kallis, Ian Kershaw, Emilio Gentile, Richard
Steigmann-Gall, and Constantin Iordachi. Each extract also has an
introduction and annotations to guide the student through the
complex arguments. This Reader is the perfect informative
introduction into debates on comparative fascist studies.
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