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The Birth of Fascist Ideology: From Cultural Rebellion to Political Revolution
Zeev Sternhell
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Description for The Birth of Fascist Ideology: From Cultural Rebellion to Political Revolution
Paperback. The author argues that the fascism possessed a coherent ideology with deep roots in European civilization. Long before fascism became a political force, he maintains, it was a major cultural phenomenon. Translator(s): Maisel, David. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
When The Birth of Fascist Ideology was first published in 1989 in France and in 1993 in Italy, it aroused a storm of response, both positive and negative. In Sternhell's view, fascism was much more than an episode in the history of Italy. He argues here that it possessed a coherent ideology with deep roots in European civilization. Long before fascism became a political force, he maintains, it was a major cultural phenomenon.
When The Birth of Fascist Ideology was first published in 1989 in France and in 1993 in Italy, it aroused a storm of response, both positive and negative. In Sternhell's view, fascism was much more than an episode in the history of Italy. He argues here that it possessed a coherent ideology with deep roots in European civilization. Long before fascism became a political force, he maintains, it was a major cultural phenomenon.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691044866
SKU
V9780691044866
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About Zeev Sternhell
Zeev Sternhell is Léon Blum Professor of Political Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. David Maisel has also translated Sternhell's Neither Right nor Left: Fascist Ideology in France (forthcoming from Princeton).
Reviews for The Birth of Fascist Ideology: From Cultural Rebellion to Political Revolution
"[This book] deserves to be read and, whatever one's reservations, to be considered seriously...[It] rectifies the stereotyped and narrowly derogatory image of a movement that was as representative and influential as its more acceptable contemporaries, and more original than many."
Eugen Weber, The New York Times Book Review "[This] work obliges us to ground any study of fascism in the particular ... Read more
Eugen Weber, The New York Times Book Review "[This] work obliges us to ground any study of fascism in the particular ... Read more