The Rise of Fascism

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'Antisemitism' and the history of the principal Fascist movements as they developed in the course of the 1920s and 1930s. Preface. 1. Nationalism and Anti-Semitism before 1914. France. Italy. Germany. Austria and Bohemia. Russia. 2. The Italian Example. The War and its Aftermath. Radicalism in the Ascendant. The Fascists Gain the Upper Hand. The March on Rome. Towards Full Power. The One-Party State. International Echoes. 3. National Socialism: the Formative Years. The First National Socialist Party. Germany after the World War. The German Workers' Party at Munich. Hitler and the National Socialists. Rival Groups and Leaders. 1923, the Decisive Year. The November Putsch. Mein Kampf. 4. National Socialism: the Road to Power. Years of Reorganization. The Gathering Storm. The Crisis. Semi-Dictatorial Government. The Seizure of Power. Gleichschaltung. 5. Varieties of Fascism in Eastern Europe. Finland: from Anti-Bolshevism to Fascism. Revisionism and Anti-Semitism: the Hungarian National Socialists. Anti-Semitism and Anti-Communism: the Iron Guard. 6. Varieties of Fascism in Western Europe. Spain: from National Syndicalism to the Falange. Flanders: from Nationalism to Fascism. The Rexist Movement: from Militant Catholicism to Fascism. The British Union of Fascists. The Austrian Heimwehr. Conclusion: the Fascist Movements. Bibliography. Index.