The Anatomy of Fascism, Robert O. Paxton
The Anatomy of Fascism, Robert O. Paxton
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The Anatomy of Fascism

Author: Robert O. Paxton

Narrator: Arthur Morey

Unabridged: 11 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/06/2017

Synopsis

What is fascism? By focusing on the concrete: what the fascists did rather than what they said, the esteemed historian Robert O. Paxton answers this question for the first time. From the first violent uniformed bands beating up “enemies of the state,” through Mussolini’s rise to power, to Germany’s fascist radicalization in World War II, Paxton shows clearly why fascists came to power in some countries and not others, and he explores whether fascism could exist outside the early-twentieth-century European setting in which it emerged.The Anatomy of Fascism will have a lasting impact on our understanding of modern European history, just as Paxton’s classic Vichy France redefined our vision of World War II. Based on a lifetime of research, this compelling and important book transforms our knowledge of fascism—“the major political innovation of the twentieth century, and the source of much of its pain.”

About Robert O. Paxton

Robert O. Paxton taught at Columbia University. His books include Vichy France, Vichy France and the Jews (with Michael Marrus), Europe in the Twentieth Century (with Julie Hessler), French Peasant Fascism, and The Anatomy of Fascism. He lives in New York City.

About Arthur Morey

Arthur Morey has won numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and has been a finalist for two Audie Awards. He has won awards for his fiction and drama, worked as an editor with several book publishers, and taught literature and writing at Northwestern University.

Reviews

Goodreads review by David

Sure, calling people ‘fascist’ is lots of fun. There’s no denying that. Whether you’re a teenager revolting against the ruthless Gestapo comprised of teachers, parents, and Denny’s night shift managers or you’re a fussbudget Berkeley yippie who detects a whiff of the counterrevolutionary even in the......more

Goodreads review by Maru

UPDATE: At last some journalists are beginning to get it. Trump is not a fascist but an old fashioned, right wing authoritarian of the type that could be found in many a banana republic in the days of the Cold War. A couple of articles have pointed this out and Vox's The rise of American authoritari......more

Goodreads review by howl of minerva

See the excellent reviews by Sologdin and Szplug. "Fascism may be defined as a form of political behaviour marked by obsessive preoccupation with community decline, humiliation, or victimhood and by compensatory cults of unity, energy and purity in which a mass-based party of committed nationalist mi......more

Quotes

“So fair, so thorough and, in the end, so convincing…A splendid book.” New York Times Book Review

“A deeply intelligent and very readable book…Historical analysis at its best.” Economist

“Until now there has been no satisfying account of fascism that includes a convincing diagnostic kit for identifying its symptoms…Robert Paxton steps in to restore sanity, with his view that fascism is not what was believed but what was done.” Los Angeles Times Book Review

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