From Fascism to Populism in History

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-0-520-29519-3
Verlag: UNIV OF CALIFORNIA PR

Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Cloth Over Boards, Format (B × H): 149 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 509 g

What is fascism and what is populism? What are their connections in history and theory, and how should we address their significant differences? What does it mean when pundits call Donald Trump a fascist, or label as populist politicians who span left and right such as Hugo Chávez, Juan Perón, Rodrigo Duterte, and Marine Le Pen? Federico Finchelstein, one of the leading scholars of fascist and populist ideologies, synthesizes their history in order to answer these questions and offer a thoughtful perspective on how we might apply the concepts today. While they belong to the same history and are often conflated, fascism and populism actually represent distinct political and historical trajectories. Drawing on an expansive history of transnational fascism and postwar populist movements, Finchelstein gives us insightful new ways to think about the state of democracy and political culture on a global scale.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Finchelstein, Federico

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Faschismus, Rechtsextremismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Prologue
Introduction: Thinking Fascism and Populism in Terms of the Past

1. What Is Fascism in History?
2. What Is Populism in History?
3. Populism between Democracy and Dictatorship

Epilogue: Populism Recharged
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Federico Finchelstein is Professor of History at the New School for Social Research and Eugene Lang College in New York City. He is the author of several books, including Transatlantic Fascism and The Ideological Origins of the Dirty War. He contributes to major American, European, and Latin American media, including the New York Times, Washington Post, The Guardian, Mediapart, Politico, Clarin, Nexos, and Folha de S.Paulo.