1st Edition

A History of Fascism, 1914-1945

By Stanley G. Payne Copyright 1996
628 Pages
by Routledge

Stanely G. payne here presents a full history of fascism in interwar Europe, as well as a survey of fascist theory and postwar fascism. The author examines all major fascist movements as well as other forms of authoritarian nationalism and provides a comprehensive work on generic fascism to date. The book traces the phenomenon of fascism through the history of ideas, previous political... Read more
Fascism - A Working Definition  Part 1: History: The Cultural Transformation of the Fin de Siecle  Radical and Authoritarian Nationalism in Late 19th-century Europe  The Impact of World War I  The Rise of Italian Fascism, 1919-29  The Growth of Nonfascist Authoritarianism in Southern and Eastern Europe, 1919-29  German National Socialism  The Transformation of Italian Fascism, 1929-39  Four Major Variants of Fascism  The Minor Movements  Fascism outside Europe?  World War II - Climax and Destruction of Fascism  Part 2: Interpretation: Interpretations of Fascism  Generic Fascism  Fascism and Modernization  Elements of a Retrodictive Theory of Fascism  Epilogue - Neofascism - A Fascism in our Future?

Biography

Stanley G. Payne

'Invaluable ... likely to be the definitive study of its subject for a considerable time ... a model of historical narrative, analysis and interpretation.' - The New York Times