Robert O. Paxton: fascism

Alongside communism, fascism—the defining political subject of the twentieth century—remains at the center of academic and political debate today, well into the twenty-first century. Concerns about neo-fascist parties rapidly gaining strength in Europe, and about the possibility of imperialist America becoming fascist as Christian fundamentalists rally and drive the world into a vortex of war, have moved beyond speculation to become urgent realities. In Korea, too, fascism is a central subject of intense debate, from arguments over “everyday fascism” to the controversy over “mass dictatorship” surrounding the Park Chung-hee regime; it has also become a familiar topic appearing repeatedly in the media. But does the word “fascism,” as it is used in everyday conversation, mean anything beyond an insult hurled at opponents? Is there an agreed-upon, precise academic and historical definition of fascism? The Anatomy of Fascism is the culmination of forty years of research by Robert Paxton, the leading authority on fascism. It is both an accessible scholarly work that illuminates this most controversial issue of the twentieth century as a vivid concern of our own time and a definitive work that could put to rest more than sixty years of debate about fascism. This book is both a history and a social-scientific analysis of fascism. It traces fascism chronologically, clearly examining, criticizing, and synthesizing the interactions between the social and economic conditions of each period and its political actors. Rather than approaching fascism as an ideology, the author thoroughly examines the historical record of the core movements and regimes commonly recognized as fascist, chiefly those of Italy and Germany, and from that evidence clearly draws out what fascism is.

Korean title: 파시즘

Korean author: 로버트 O. 팩스턴

Korean publisher: 교양인

ISBN-13: 9791193154267