From Fascism to Populism in History

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-520-30935-7
Verlag: UCAL POD

Buch, Englisch, 376 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 139 mm x 208 mm, Gewicht: 470 g

Reihe: University of California Press

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 trajectories. Drawing on an expansive record 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. This new edition includes an updated preface that brings the book up to date, midway through the Trump presidency and the election of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Finchelstein, Federico

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Faschismus, Rechtsextremismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Totalitarismus & Diktaturen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface to the Paperback Edition
Prologue

Introduction: Thinking through 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.