1st Edition

The Longue Durée of the Far-Right An International Historical Sociology

240 Pages
by Routledge

238 Pages
by Routledge

238 Pages
by Routledge

This volume brings together a number of international scholars to offer an original analysis of far-right movements and politics, challenging the existing literature through a very different methodological and theoretical perspective. The approach offered here is that of ‘ longue durée ’ analysis, whereby the far-right is understood as an evolving subject of capitalist modernity. The authors... Read more

1. The Longue Durée of the Far-Right: An Introduction – Richard Saull, Alexander Anievas, Neil Davidson and Adam Fabry, 2. The Origins and Persistence of the Far-Right: Capital, Class and the Pathologies of  Liberal Politics – Richard Saull, 3. Mass Hysteria or a Class Act? Premonitions of Fascism between Marxism and Liberalism – Ishay Landa, 4. Hegemonic Transition, War and Opportunities for Fascist Militarism – Şefika Kumral, 5. Reaction and Adaptation in the Longue Durée: The Far-Right, International Politics and the State in Historical Perspective – Angelos-Stylianos Chryssogelos, 6. Passato e Presente? Gramscis’ Analysis of Fascism and the Far-Right – Nicola Short, 7. The Far-Right and ‘the Needs of Capital’ – Neil Davidson, 8. The Far Right and Neoliberalism: Willing Partner or Hegemonic Opponent? – Owen Worth, 9. Poland’s Recombinant Far-Right Populism and the Reconfiguration of Post-Communist Neoliberalisation – Stuart Shields, 10. Hegemony and the Far Right: Policing Dissent in Imperial America – Mark Rupert

Biography

Richard Saull, Queen Mary, University of London, UK



Alexander Anievas, University of Cambridge, UK



Neil Davidson, University of Glasgow, UK



Adam Fabry, Brunel University, UK