Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right
About the Book Series
This book series focuses upon national, transnational and global manifestations of fascist, far right and right-wing politics primarily within a historical context but also drawing on insights and approaches from other disciplinary perspectives. Its scope also includes anti-fascism, radical-right populism, extreme-right violence and terrorism, cultural manifestations of the far right, and points of convergence and exchange with the mainstream and traditional right.
The Metaphysics of Race: Science and Faith in the Nazi Worldview
1st Edition
By Amit Varshizky
November 04, 2024
This book seeks to reframe debates on the conflicting scientific and spiritual traditions that underpinned the Nazi worldview, showing how despite the multitude of tensions and rivals among its adherents, it provided a coherent conceptual grid and possessed its own philosophical consistency. ...
Inside the Black Box of 'White Backlash': Letters of Support to Enoch Powell (1968-1969)
1st Edition
By Olivier Esteves
August 26, 2024
Inside the Black Box of ‘White Backlash’ researches the contents of the letters of support sent to British politician Enoch Powell in the wake of his so-called ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech of April 20, 1968. Never has a politician received so much written support in so short a time. This book takes a ...
Nordic Fascism: Fragments of an Entangled History
1st Edition
Edited
By Nicola Karcher, Markus Lundström
August 26, 2024
Nordic Fascism is the first comprehensive history in English of fascism in the Nordic countries. Transnational cooperation between radical nationalists has especially been the case in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland, where fascism has not only developed through interdependent processes but ...
The Nazi Party and the German Communities Abroad: The Latin American Case
1st Edition
By João Fábio Bertonha, Rafael Athaides
August 26, 2024
The Nazi Party and the German Communities Abroad examines the German Nazi Party’s actions around the world in the 1930s and 1940s. The book particularly focuses in on the formation and development of the Auslandsorganization der NSDAP (AO) (Nazi Party/Foreign Organization), the party branch charged...
Anti-Fascism, Gender, and International Communism: The Comité Mondial des Femmes contre la Guerre et le Fascisme, 1934 – 1941
1st Edition
By Jasmine Calver
May 27, 2024
Anti-Fascism, Gender, and International Communism provides a comprehensive history of the Comite mondial des femmes contre la guerre et le fascisme (CMF), an international women’s organisation concerned with confronting the impact of fascism on women and children across the globe. Women played an ...
British Antifascism and the Holocaust, 1945–79
1st Edition
By Joshua Cohen
May 27, 2024
British Antifascism and the Holocaust, 1945–79 explores the extent to which the Holocaust has shaped British antifascism. The author tests assertions of an uncomplicated relationship between Holocaust memory and the imperative to resist postwar fascist revivals. For those with a scholarly interest ...
Canadian Multiculturalism and the Far Right: Walter J. Bossy and the Origins of the ‘Third Force’, 1930s–1970s
1st Edition
By Bàrbara Molas
May 27, 2024
Canadian Multiculturalism and the Far Right examines a neglected aspect of the history of 20th century Canadian multiculturalism and the far right to illuminate the ideological foundations of the concept of ‘third force’. Focusing on the particular thought of ultra-conservative Ukrainian Canadian ...
Neofascism in Europe (1945–1989): A Long Cultural Journey
1st Edition
By Matteo Albanese
May 27, 2024
The text represents a long journey in the debate that characterized the multifaceted political phenomenon of neofascism. From the end of the Second World War until the fall of the communist regimes, groups, parties and individuals have given life to a network of action and thought that has ...
Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism: The Origins and Afterlife of James Mason’s Siege
1st Edition
By Spencer Sunshine
May 07, 2024
A new wave of aspiring neo-Nazi terrorists has arisen—including the infamous Atomwaffen Division. And they have a bible: James Mason’s Siege, which praises terrorism, serial killers, and Charles Manson. Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism, based on years of archival work and interviews, ...
Far-Right Newspeak and the Future of Liberal Democracy
1st Edition
Edited
By A. James McAdams, Samuel Piccolo
April 23, 2024
This book is the first systematic, multicountry exploration of far-right Newspeak. The contributors analyze the ways in which contemporary far-right politicians, intellectuals, and pundits use and abuse traditional liberal concepts and ideas to justify positions that threaten democratic ...
Fascist Italy in the Age of Corporatism: Searching for a Third Way
1st Edition
By Alessio Gagliardi
March 29, 2024
The interwar period was marked in Europe by the rediscovery of corporatism as a possible solution to the crucial problems of modern mass society. This was the result of general changes across industrialised countries in the relationship between the state and social groups. In Italy, it took on a ...
Understanding and Countering Fascist Movements: From Void to Hope
1st Edition
By Joan Braune
December 22, 2023
This book is based on the premise that understanding fascism is crucial for defeating it. Understanding and Countering Fascist Movements suggests fascism must be understood according to two “dimensions.” First, fascism is a social movement seeking power, always already connected to sources of power...