A conservative take on the antifascist movement Antifascism argues
that current self-described antifascists are not struggling against
a reappearance of interwar fascism, and that the Left that claims
to be opposing fascism has little in common with any earlier Left,
except for some overlap with critical theorists of the Frankfurt
School. Paul Gottfried looks at antifascism from its roots in early
twentieth-century Europe to its American manifestation in the
present. The pivotal development for defining the present political
spectrum, he suggests, has been the replacement of a recognizably
Marxist Left by an intersectional one. Political and ideological
struggles have been configured around this new Left, which has
become a dominant force throughout the Western world. Gottfried
discusses the major changes undergone by antifascist ideology since
the 1960s, fascist and antifascist models of the state and
assumptions about human nature, nationalism versus globalism, the
antifascism of the American conservative establishment, and Antifa
in the United States. Also included is an excursus on the theory of
knowledge presented by Thomas Hobbes in Leviathan. In Antifascism
Gottfried concludes that promoting a fear of fascism today serves
the interests of the powerful—in particular, those in positions
of political, journalistic, and educational power who want to bully
and isolate political opponents. He points out the generous support
given to the intersectional Left by multinational capitalists and
examines the movement of the white working class in
Europe—including former members of Communist parties—toward the
populist Right, suggesting this shows a political dynamic that is
different from the older dialectic between Marxists and
anti-Marxists.
General
| Imprint: |
Northern Illinois University Press
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
September 2021 |
| Authors: |
Paul Gottfried
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
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| Pages: |
216 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-5017-5935-2 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
1-5017-5935-3 |
| Barcode: |
9781501759352 |
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