Fascism: A Very Short Introduction

by Kevin Passmore

Book Overview

What is fascism? Is it revolutionary? Or is it reactionary? This book argues that it is both: fascism unleashes violence against the left and ethnic minorities, but also condemns the bourgeoisie for its "softness". Kevin Passmore opens his book with a series of "scenes from fascist life"--a secret meeting of the Romanian Iron Guard; Mussolini meeting the king of Italy; a rally of Hungarian doctors calling for restrictions on the number of Jews entering...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192801554
• ISBN13: 9780192801555
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.9" x 4.4"