The Nature of Fascism

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Roger Griffin offers a radically new conceptual framework for the study of fascism by locating its driving force in a distinctive form of utopian myth, that of the regenerated national community destined to rise up from the ashes of a decadent society ("palingenetic ultra-nationalism"). Half Title......Page 2 Title Page......Page 3 Copyright Page......Page 4 Table of Contents......Page 5 Dedication......Page 6 Preface......Page 7 Preface to the paperback edition......Page 11 Acknowledgements......Page 16 1. The ‘Nature’ of Generic Fascism......Page 17 2. A New Ideal Type of Generic Fascism......Page 48 3. Italian Fascism......Page 84 4. German Fascism......Page 118 5. Abortive Fascist Movements in Inter-war Europe......Page 154 6. Non-European and Post-war Fascisms......Page 190 7. The Psycho-historical Bases of Generic Fascism......Page 233 8. Socio-political Determinants of Fascism's Success......Page 263 Postscript......Page 298 Glosssary......Page 299 Index......Page 304