Fascists [Paperback]

A study of fascism in Europe, focusing on the six countries in which it became most dominant.Anew study of fascism in Europe, focusing on the six countries in which it became most dominant: Italy, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania and Spain. Focusing on the beliefs and actions of people who became fascists, it attempts to see fascism through its own eyes. This leads to an original view of fascism as violent, transcendent nation-statism , a perspective which is superior to all previous theories of fascism.Anew study of fascism in Europe, focusing on the six countries in which it became most dominant: Italy, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania and Spain. Focusing on the beliefs and actions of people who became fascists, it attempts to see fascism through its own eyes. This leads to an original view of fascism as violent, transcendent nation-statism , a perspective which is superior to all previous theories of fascism.Focusing on the six countries in which fascism became most dominant (Italy, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania and Spain), this study analyzes the beliefs and actions of people who became fascists in an attempt to view fascism through its own eyes. The result is an original depiction of fascism as violent, transcendent nation-statism , and a unique perspective differing from other previous theories of fascism.1. A sociology of fascism; 2. Explaining the rise of interwar authoritarianism and fascism; 3. Italy: Pristine fascists; 4. Nazis; 5. German sympathizers: voters and complicit elites; 6. Austro-Fascists, Austrian Nazis; 7. The Hungarian family of Authoritarians; 8. The Romanian family of Authoritarians; 9. The Spanish family of Authoritarians; 10. Conclusion: fascists, dead and alive. ...an eminently satisfying and absorbing account by a powerful and erudite mind, with Mann's exceptional analytical and theoretical skills on full display. Foreign Affairs Michael Mann is the outstanding historical sociologist of his generation. He invariably asklÃ