The Making of Fascism - Dahlia S. Elazar

The Making of Fascism

Class, State, and Counter-Revolution, Italy 1919-1922
Buch | Hardcover
184 Seiten
2001
Praeger Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-0-275-95864-0 (ISBN)
68,55 inkl. MwSt
Elazar examines the social and political processes that determined the character of Fascist organization in Italy and its seizure of state power first in the provinces and then in the nation. She argues that the Fascists' modus operandi shaped the political struggles they engaged in and reflexively determined their own political significance. Employing both primary and secondary historical sources, Elazar reveals the crucial internal political struggles and inner contradictions through which Fascism was invented.



The political strategy of paramilitary organization and assault on labor and the Socialists carried out by the Fascist Action Squads in collusion with men of property was crucial in determining their seizure of power. But this also determined the ideological and organizational contours of Fascism itself. The Fascist Squads' alliances with men of property made them a formidable faction within the Fascist organization that could and did challenge Mussolini's authority. The making of Fascism is thus marked by the irony of the relationship between Mussolini and his political power base--the Squads. The very element of paramilitary organization that was decisive in the Fascists' seizure of power in the provinces had to be submerged by Mussolini if he was to preserve his power. Historical and comparative sociologists, political sociologists, and students of Italian Fascism and Italian history will find this new explanation of the making of Fascism both provacative and fascinating.

azar /f Dahlia /i S./b DAHLIA SABINA ELAZAR is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Tel-Aviv University in Israel./e

Introduction The Making of Fascism: An Overview The Sociological Paradigm: The Neglected Historical Sequence of Fascism's Ascendancy The First Antagonists: Landlords and Workers The Political Feudalism of the Liberal State The Rise of the Labor Movement Counter-Revolution: The Struggle Against Socialism The Fascist Militarization of Politics Provincial Fascism: The Assault of Squadrismo The March on Rome: Fascism's Provincial Road to National Power The State's Alliance with the Fascists The "March on Rome": The Seizure of Power The Internal Contradictions of Fascist Rule: Provincial vs. National Fascism Epilogue Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 30.8.2001
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Politische Systeme
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Politische Theorie
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Staat / Verwaltung
ISBN-10 0-275-95864-7 / 0275958647
ISBN-13 978-0-275-95864-0 / 9780275958640
Zustand Neuware
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