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| Editor | Roger Griffin |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Oxford Readers |
| Subject | Fascism |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Publication date | 1995 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 410 (first edition) |
| ISBN | 0-19-289249-5 |
Fascism is a book edited by political theoristRoger Griffin. It was published byOxford University Press in 1995 as a 410-page paperback.[1] It is areader in theOxford Readers series, which assembles the writings of variousauthors on the topic offascism and thefar-right. It serves as an English-language source book to introduce readers to pre-fascistanti-liberalism, interwar fascism in Italy and Germany, as well as associated international variants of fascism from Argentina to Japan.[2][3]
Griffin attempts a comprehensive survey of theilliberalright-wing[4] throughout the 20th century, including topics as diverse as radicalecologism,neo-paganism, ultra-nationalism, and fanaticalracism. Authors include an eclectic mix of philosophers, politicians, poets, agitators, and social critics, ranging from the fairly benign pessimistic poet-scholars ofWeimar Germany (such asStefan George,Ernst Jünger, andMartin Heidegger) to the rhetoric of those such asHeinrich Himmler and the American white supremacist,William Pierce. Griffin principally examines interwarItalian Fascism and GermanNazism, with political and historiographical analysis by contemporary and post-war liberals, Marxists, and conservatives.
There are 214 selections in the book, most of them from pre-1945. About half of them are from Italy and Germany, plus a section on "abortive fascisms" with writings from Britain, Spain, France and numerous other countries in Europe, Africa and South America. A section is devoted to "theories of fascism," and the book concludes with a collation of post-war writings.
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