Fascism : a very short introduction

Fascism: A Very Short Introduction looks at the paradoxes of fascism through its origins in the political and social crisis of the late nineteenth century, the history of fascist movements and regimes in Italy and Germany, and the fortunes of 'failed' fascist movements in Romania, Hungary, and Spain. It asks whether fascism is revolutionary or reactionary, and argues that it is both, since it unleashes violence against the left and ethnic minorities, but also condemns the bourgeoisie for its 'softness'. It shows how fascism employs propaganda and popular culture to propagate itself and how it exported its ideas outside Europe. Second edition, 2014. xiv, 162 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.