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Fascism in America : past and present / edited by Gavriel D. Rosenfeld, Fairfield University, Janet Ward, University of Oklahoma.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fascism--United States--History.
- Fascism.
- White supremacy movements--United States.
- White supremacy movements.
- Anti-fascist movements--United States.
- Anti-fascist movements.
- United States--Politics and government--20th century.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--21st century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 436 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- Has fascism arrived in America? In this pioneering book, Gavriel D. Rosenfeld and Janet Ward have gathered experts to survey the history of fascism in the United States. Although the US established a staunch anti-fascist reputation by defeating the Axis powers in World War II, the unsettling truth is that fascist ideas have long been present within American society. Since the election of Donald Trump as President in 2016, scholars have debated whether Trumpism should be seen as an outgrowth of American conservatism or of a darker - and potentially fascist - tradition. Fascism in America contributes to this debate by examining the activities of interwar right-wing groups like the Silver Shirts, the KKK, and the America First movement, as well as the post-war rise of Black antifascism and white vigilantism, the representation of American Nazis in popular culture, and policy options for combating right-wing extremism.
- Contents:
- Fascism in America : Past and Present / Gavriel D. Rosenfeld and Janet Ward
- Liberalism in Crisis : What is Fascism and Where Does it Come From? / Geoff Eley
- Anarchy and the State of Nature in Donald Trump's America and Adolf Hitler's Germany / Thomas Weber
- "America First" : Nationalism, Nativism, and the Fascism Question, 1880-2020 / Matthew Specter and Varsha Venkatasubramanian
- The American Fascists / Linda Gordon
- Hitler at the Ballot Box? : Support for Fascism Among American Elected Officials / Bradley W. Hart
- Fascism and Antisemitism in 1930s America : The Genocidal Vision of the Silver Shirts / Richard Steigmann-Gall
- Vigilantism and Fascism in the Pacific Northwest : An Insurgent Tradition Renewed / Alexander Reid Ross
- "A Heritage of Fascists Without Labels" : Black Antifascism and the Productive Politics of Analogy / Anna F. Duensing
- "No Trump, No KKK, No Fascist USA" : African American Activists Fight Fascism, 1960-1980s / Ousmane K. Power-Greene
- Fascism in American Culture : How Alternate a History? / Gavriel D. Rosenfeld
- Concentration Camps in Trump's America? / Marla Stone
- Formulating Policy Responses to the Right Wing Threat / Cynthia Miller-Idris.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 14 Sep 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9781009337427 (ebook)
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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