Rethinking Fascism and Dictatorship in Europe [electronic resource] /
Pinto, António Costa.editor.
Kallis, Aristotle.editor.
Fascism exerted a crucial ideological and political influence across Europe and beyond. Its appeal reached much further than the expanding transnational circle of 'fascists', crossing into the territory of the mainstream, authoritarian, and traditional right. Meanwhile, fascism's seemingly inexorable rise unfolded against the backdrop of a dramatic shift towards dictatorship in large parts of Europe during the 1920s and especially 1930s. These dictatorships shared a growing conviction that 'fascism' was the driving force of a new, post-liberal, fiercely nationalist and anti-communist order. The ten contributions to this volume seek to capture, theoretically and empirically, the complex transnational dynamic between interwar dictatorships. This dynamic, involving diffusion of ideas and practices, cross-fertilisation, and reflexive adaptation, muddied the boundaries between 'fascist' and 'authoritarian' constituencies of the interwar European right.
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Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword by Roger Griffin; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives; 1 The 'Fascist Effect': On the Dynamics of Political Hybridization in Inter-War Europe; 2 Fascism and the Framework for Interactive Political Innovation during the Era of the Two World Wars; 3 The Nature of 'Generic Fascism': Complexity and Reflexive Hybridity; 4 Fascism, Corporatism and the Crafting of Authoritarian Institutions in Inter-War European Dictatorships; Part II: Case Studies
5 The Coming of the Dollfuss-Schuschnigg Regime and the Stages of its Development6 Salazar's 'New State': The Paradoxes of Hybridization in the Fascist Era; 7 State and Regime in Early Francoism, 1936-45: Power Structures, Main Actors and Repression Policy; 8 Stages in the Development of the 'Fourth of August' Regime in Greece; 9 External Influences on the Evolution of Hungarian Authoritarianism, 1920-44; 10 A Continuum of Dictatorships: Hybrid Totalitarian Experiments in Romania, 1937-44
Conclusion: Embracing Complexity and Transnational Dynamics: The Diffusion of Fascism and the Hybridization of Dictatorships in Inter-War EuropeSelect Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Fascism exerted a crucial ideological and political influence across Europe and beyond. Its appeal reached much further than the expanding transnational circle of 'fascists', crossing into the territory of the mainstream, authoritarian, and traditional right. Meanwhile, fascism's seemingly inexorable rise unfolded against the backdrop of a dramatic shift towards dictatorship in large parts of Europe during the 1920s and especially 1930s. These dictatorships shared a growing conviction that 'fascism' was the driving force of a new, post-liberal, fiercely nationalist and anti-communist order. The ten contributions to this volume seek to capture, theoretically and empirically, the complex transnational dynamic between interwar dictatorships. This dynamic, involving diffusion of ideas and practices, cross-fertilisation, and reflexive adaptation, muddied the boundaries between 'fascist' and 'authoritarian' constituencies of the interwar European right.
Europe-History.
Democracy.
World politics.
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Political theory.
World history.
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Democracy.
Political History.
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Political Theory.
World History, Global and Transnational History.