Fascism and History: Chapters in Concept Formation

Product Description

The term fascism or fascist appears with regularity in academic and lay accounts of past and contemporary politics. This volume deals with the term as a concept, and traces its evolution over almost a century, as it has been employed virtually every place on the globe. It has been applied to Xi Jinpings China, Vladimir Putins Russia, and to Donald Trumps presidency in the United States. Written in a clear stylefree of unnecessary jargonthe account is fully accessible to both professionals and lay persons. An Addendum to the text provides social science professionals with a bibliography that covers virtually all the major works dealing with Fascism as an ideology.

About the Author

A. James Gregor is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He has published 30 academic volumes dealing with fascism as a historic phenomenon and as a social science concept. He has been a Fellow of the Center for Advanced Studies in Social Science at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, and an Adjunct Lecturer for the State Department of the United States. He has been awarded a Knighthood in the Order of Merit by the government of the Republic of Italy.