Fascism: History and Theory - Couverture souple

Renton, David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0745341209 ISBN 13 : 9780745341200

Editeur : Pluto Press, 2020

Synopsis

Across Europe and the world, far right parties have been enjoying greater electoral success than at any time since 1945. Right-wing street movements draw huge supporters and terrorist attacks on Jews and Muslims proliferate. It sometimes seems we are returning to the age of fascism. To explain this disturbing trend, David Renton surveys the history of fascism in Europe from its pre-war origins to the present day, examining Marxist responses to fascism in the age of Hitler and Mussolini, the writings of Trotsky and Gramsci and contemporary theorists. Renton theorises that fascism was driven by the chaotic and unstable balance between reactionary ambitions and the mass character of its support. This approach will arm a new generation of anti-fascists to resist those who seek to re-enact fascism. Rewritten and revised for the twentieth anniversary of its first publication, Renton's classic book synthesises the Marxist theory of fascism and updates it for our own times.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David Renton is a barrister, historian and anti-fascist activist. His previous books include Never Again: Rock Against Racism and the Anti-Nazi League (Routledge, 2018) and The New Authoritarians (Pluto, 2019).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pluto Press
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0745341209
• ISBN 13: 9780745341200
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 208
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