This work offers a unique synthesis of the history of ideas with political, social, and psychological theories, providing invaluable insights for students studying contemporary politics and modern European history. It explores the interplay between various intellectual traditions and their influence on societal developments, making it a crucial resource for understanding the complexities of modern political landscapes.
Intellectual debates surrounding modernity, modernism and fascism continue to be active and hotly contested. In this ambitious book, renowned expert on fascism Roger Griffin analyzes Western modernity and the regimes of Mussolini and Hitler and offers a pioneering new interpretation of the links between these apparently contradictory phenomena.
This reader offers a selection of texts written by fascist thinkers and propagandists before and after World War II. With contributions from writers as diverse as Benito Mussolini and Primo Levi, Joseph Goebbels and George Orwell, the work provides insights into the depth and breadth of fascism