Fascism in Europe and beyond : a history of the first hundred years / Paul Baxa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baxa, Paul, 1968- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fascism--History.

Fascism.

Fascism--Europe--History.

Europe.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.

Summary:

"Fascism in Europe and Beyond examines fascism from its origins to the present. It begins in the fin-de-siècle era when the various ideas that eventually coalesced into fascism first emerged and concludes with the re-emergence of fascist ideas in recent times. Historiographical discussions, illustrations, biographical textboxes and maps are interwoven into the text, while a valuable collection of primary documents can be found at the end of the book to facilitate further study. Paul Baxa focuses primarily on European experiences in countries such as Germany, Italy, Hungary, Croatia, Romania, the UK, France, Belgium, Spain and Portugal, but there is also significant coverage of imperial Japan and Cold War fascism in the shape of North American movements and leaders like Rockwell’s American Nazi Party. Baxa even discusses The World Union of National Socialists and its attempt to build a universal fascist movement after the Second World War. The aims of the fascist movements, their social composition, and their actions are explored extensively in the book, while an emphasis is placed on the ‘cult of personality’ in driving fascism in its many manifestations. Baxa’s underlying assertion that fascism is primarily a cultural movement – a political cult in fact – that relies on charismatic leaders who have been able to articulate and project the fantasies and desires of their followers provides a consistent position throughout, one that both enriches and enlivens the text itself and that offers a useful jumping-off point for classroom discussions"-- Bloomsbury Collections.

Contents:

The culture wars of the fin-de-siècle

Trenchocracy

Red years, white terrors

The fascist seizure of power

Weimar and the rise of the Nazi Party

Fascism and the state

Fascism and society

Fascism and culture

Fascism and its imitators

The Second World War : fascism’s playground

Cold War fascism

Hobbits, skinheads, and gurus : neofascism after 1968

Fascism in the new millennium.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from home page (Bloomsbury Collections, viewed March 31, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version: Baxa, Paul, 1968- Fascism in Europe and beyond

ISBN:

9781350242272

1350242276

9781350242265

1350242268

135024225X

9781350242258

OCLC:

1520506987

Publisher Number:

CIPO000297905

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license