From Fascism to Populism in History

Federico Finchelstein

Published by University of California Press 2017

From Fascism to Populism in History

Federico Finchelstein

https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520968042

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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.

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Finchelstein Federico :

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.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Prologue Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction: Thinking Fascism and Populism in Terms of the Past Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. What Is Fascism in History? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
2. What Is Populism in History? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	98
3. Populism between Democracy and Dictatorship Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
Epilogue: Populism Recharged Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	247
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	257
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	261
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Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Pages
- Main content: 352
Keywords: xenophobia; american history; historian; political pundit; college student; politician; donald trump; authoritarianism; difference between facism and populism; political structure; government; democracy; nationalism; populism; fascism; political science

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Published: September 26, 2017
ISBN: 9780520968042