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From Nationalism to Fascist Europeanism Italy, the Francophone World, and the Empire Myth

By Emanuel Rota Copyright 2026
216 Pages
by Routledge

216 Pages
by Routledge

This book traces the intellectual history of fascist Europeanism, examining how Italian and Francophone fascist thinkers envisioned European unity as a means of consolidating power, overcoming nationalist divisions, and resisting external threats rather than promoting peace or democracy. Readers will discover how fascist thinkers—from Mussolini and Drieu La Rochelle to Evola, Thiriart, and... Read more

Introduction

1. Mussolini, Italian Fascism and the projects of European Unity

2. A Nationalist Europe: Pierre Drieu La Rochelle and The New Measure of the World

3. Europe against Modernity: Julius Evola Medievalist Imagination

4. Jean Thiriart, the relentless pursuer of European Nationalism

5. Fascism as a European Tradition: Adriano Romualdi’s Last Days of Europe

Conclusion

Biography

Emanuel Rota is an associate professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, holding joint appointments in the Departments of French and Italian, History, and the Program in Jewish Culture and Society. He also serves as the Director of the European Union Center. His research interests include the history of fascism, European intellectual history, and the study of political ideologies.