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3.32 AVERAGE
3.32 AVERAGE
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Almost gave this two stars. Useful historical discussion of the varieties of fascism. But Passmore is so hyper-attuned to postmodernist fears of erecting totalizing definitional absolutes that he won't venture even the mildest moral pronouncements about the connections between historical fascism and the modern right. And his justifications for his own academic restraint are unconvincing, particularly in an era that has leaned ever more rightward in the years since this book's publication. Yes: arriving at a single, unified definition of fascism that fits all historical cases is ultimately impossible. Nevertheless, this book is so paralyzed by that impossibility that it offers, essentially, not even a provisional definition of the common threads that run through most varieties of fascism and that are alive and well in today's politics.
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This book prompted more questions than it answered and I suppose that was the point.
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Perfectly serviceable if bleak introduction to a bleak topic recommended for those seeking a refresher as Trump is inaugurated as the USA's first president to draw ideology explicitly from the national-populist branch of postwar incarnations of fascism.
This is pretty good, informative and concise. Highlight the nuance in fascist movements.
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