Fascism : past present future Mussolinis march on Rome; Hitlers speeches before waves of goose stepping storm troopers; the horrors of the Holocaust; burning crosses and neo Nazi skinhead hooligans. Few words are as evocative and even fewer ideologies as pernicious as fascism. And yet the world continues to witness the success of political parties in countries such as Italy France Austria Russia and elsewhere resembling in various ways historical fascism. Why despite its past are people still attracted to fascism Will it ever again be a major political force in the world Where in the world is it most likely to erupt next In Fascism: Past Present Future renowned historian Walter Laqueur illuminates the fascist phenomenon from the emergence of Hitler and Mussolini to Vladimir Zhirinovsky and his cohorts to fascisms not so distant future