Rethinking the Nature of Fascism: Comparative Perspectives

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Introduction: Fascism and the Other ‘-isms’....Pages 1-9
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Decomposition and Recomposition of Theories: How to Arrive at Useful Ideas Explaining Fascism....Pages 13-52
Desperately Seeking ‘Generic Fascism’: Some Discordant Thoughts on the Academic Recycling of Indigenous Categories....Pages 53-84
Fascism and Culture: A Mosse-Centric Meta-Narrative (or how Fascist Studies Reinvented the Wheel)....Pages 85-116
Front Matter....Pages 117-117
Theories of Fascism: A Critique from the Perspective of Women’s and Gender History....Pages 119-140
Fascism and Religion....Pages 141-164
Ideology, Propaganda, Violence and the Rise of Fascism....Pages 165-185
Political Violence and Institutional Crisis in Interwar Southern Europe....Pages 186-196
Ruling Elites, Political Institutions and Decision-Making in Fascist-Era Dictatorships: Comparative Perspectives....Pages 197-226
Fascism, ‘Licence’ and Genocide: From the Chimera of Rebirth to the Authorization of Mass Murder....Pages 227-270
Concluding Remarks....Pages 271-278
Back Matter....Pages 279-287