The Fascist Revolution
Toward a General Theory of Fascism

George L. Mosse (Author), Roger Griffin (Introduction by)

9780299332945

Paperback / softback, published 4 January 2022

280 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm, 0.33 kg

The Fascist Revolution is the culmination of George L. Mosse's groundbreaking work on fascism. Originally published posthumously in 1999, the volume covers a broad spectrum of topics related to cultural interpretations of fascism from its origins through the twentieth century. In a series of magisterial turns, Mosse examines fascism's role in the French Revolution, its relationship with nationalism and racism, its use by intellectuals to foment insurrection, and more as a means to define and understand it as a popular phenomenon on its own terms. This new edition features a critical introduction by Roger Griffin, professor emeritus of modern history at Oxford Brookes University, contextualizing Mosse's research as fascism makes a global resurgence.

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction to the 1999 Edition
• Critical Introduction by Roger Griffin
• 1 Toward a General Theory of Fascism
• 2 Fascist Aesthetics and Society
• 3 Racism and Nationalism
• 4 Fascism and the French Revolution
• 5 Fascism and the Intellectuals
• 6 The Occult Origins of National Socialism
• 7 Fascism and the Avant Garde
• 8 Nazi Polemical Theater
• 9 On Homosexuality and French Fascism
• 10 Nazi Aesthetics: Beauty Without Sensuality
• Notes
• Index