The ideological origins of the dirty war : fascism, populism, and dictatorship in twentieth century Argentina
Finchelstein, FedericoAuthor
Finchelstein tells the history of modern Argentina as seen from the perspective of political violence and ideology. He focuses on the theory and practice of the fascist idea in Argentine political culture throughout the twentieth century. He analyses the connections between fascist theory and the Holocaust, anti-Semitism and the military junta's practices of torture and state violence (1976-1983), its networks of concentration camps and extermination.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Finchelstein tells the history of modern Argentina as seen from the perspective of political violence and ideology. He focuses on the theory and practice of the fascist idea in Argentine political culture throughout the twentieth century. He analyses the connections between fascist theory and the Holocaust, anti-Semitism and the military junta's practices of torture and state violence (1976-1983), its networks of concentration camps and extermination.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 17, 2014).
Machine generated contents note: -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Introduction: From Fascism to the Concentration Camps -- 1. The Ideological Origins of Fascist Argentina -- 2. Catholic Fascist Ideology in Argentina -- 3. Antisemitism, Sex, and Christianity -- 4. Peronism and Fascism -- 5. Bombs, Death, and Ideology: From Tacuara to Triple A -- 6. State Terrorism: The Ideology of the Argentine Dictatorship -- Epilogue: History, the Past, and the Present -- Notes -- Index.
Fascism
Political culture
Political violence
State-sponsored terrorism
Antisemitism
Church and state
Violencia
Iglesia
Autoritarismo
Dictadura
Derechos humanos
Regions & Countries - Americas
History & Archaeology
Latin America