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Is it a reaction of the big bourgeoisie or a rebellion of the petty bourgeoisie? Is it an expression of collapsing capitalism or a tool for the modernization of capitalism?
Is it a movement of thought that has an ideology of its own and can only be understood by grasping it? Is it a form of nationalism or clearly “racism”? To what extent is its connection with nationalism?..
Starting from these and similar questions, Stefan Breuer examines nationalism and fascism through the examples of France, Italy and Germany, from the change of function of nationalism to the tools, organizational structure and goals of fascist parties; From French nationalists to ultra-nationalism; It offers a comprehensive examination ranging from syndicalism and futurism, which are the sources of fascism in Italy, to Nazis and "völkisch nationalism" in Germany.
Breuer, who reveals that fascism, which is at the same time the carrier of nationalist ideological structures and the engine of nationalist strategies that strive to secure the place of nation-states in the world and increase their power, thrives on interests arising from social-economic, religious and even intellectual fields, reveals a common "world view" in fascist parties. It also underlines the absence of power and the decisiveness of "charisma".
It is an important reference source for anyone who wants to get to know and understand more closely an understanding that reveals the variable and tense relations between nationalism and fascism and has produced terrible consequences in human history...
