A Brief History of Fascist Lies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Finchelstein, Federico.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fascism--History--20th century.

Fascism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (136 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, 2022.

Summary:

"There is no better book on fascism's complex and vexed relationship with truth."--Jason Stanley, author of How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them In this short companion to his book From Fascism to Populism in History, world-renowned historian Federico Finchelstein explains why fascists regarded simple and often hateful lies as truth, and why so many of their followers believed the falsehoods. Throughout the history of the twentieth century, many supporters of fascist ideologies regarded political lies as truth incarnated in their leader. From Hitler to Mussolini, fascist leaders capitalized on lies as the base of their power and popular sovereignty. This history continues in the present, when lies again seem to increasingly replace empirical truth. Now that actual news is presented as "fake news" and false news becomes government policy, A Brief History of Fascist Lies urges us to remember that the current talk of "post-truth" has a long political and intellectual lineage that we cannot ignore.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface to the Paperback Edition

Introduction

1. On Fascist Lies

2. Truth and Mythology in the History of Fascism

3. Fascism Incarnate

4. Enemies of the Truth?

5. Truth and Power

6. Revelations

7. The Fascist Unconscious

8. Fascism against Psychoanalysis

9. Democracy and Dictatorship

10. The Forces of Destruction

Epilogue: The Populist War against History

Acknowledgments

Notes

Index

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Finchelstein, Federico A Brief History of Fascist Lies

ISBN:

9780520389786

OCLC:

1337945731