A History of Fascism: 1914-1945

Stanley G. Payne

Taylor & Francis Group, 1995 - History - 613 pages

Stanely G. payne here presents a full history of fascism in interwar Europe, as well as a survey of fascist theory and postwar fascism.

The author examines all major fascist movements as well as other forms of authoritarian nationalism and provides a comprehensive work on generic fascism to date. The book traces the phenomenon of fascism through the history of ideas, previous political movements, and the events of the First World War. Although the focus is principally fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, the book also gives detailed attention to the Romanian Iron Guard, Franco's Spain, Japan and proto-fascist movements around the globe.

The author explores the reasons for both the limits of fascism's appeal and the historical transcendence of the "fascist era".The inclusion of other forms of authoritarian nationalism lays a foundation for comparative analysis and leads to a more workable definition of authoritarianism.

It should be useful reading for students studying the rise of totalitarianism in twentieth-century Europe and for those concerned about the rise of ultranationalism today.

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User Review  - Brian - Goodreads

Stanley Payne provides one of the most thorough and accurate overviews of Fascism in this book. The biggest problem with much of the fascist literature is that it combines fascism and Nazism into one ...

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User Review  - Howard - Goodreads

An impressive synthesis and analysis, meticulously researched. Outstanding bibliography, and extremely well written.

About the author

Stanley Payne has taught history in several universities, including Columbia University, UCLA and the University of Wisconsin. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a corresponding member of Real Academia Espa ola de la Historia, Madrid. He has received various awards and prizes, most recently the Marshal Shulman Book Award of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (2005) and the Gran Cruz de Isabel la Cat lica from the Spanish government (2009). He has been co-editor of the Journal of Contemporary History since 1999. Professor Payne is the author of some twenty books and many articles, as well as other edited, co-edited and co-authored books. Most recently, he is the author of The Collapse of the Spanish Republic, 1933 1936: Origins of the Civil War; Franco and Hitler and Spain: A Unique History.

Bibliographic information

• Title: A History of Fascism: 1914-1945
• Author: Stanley G. Payne
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group, 1995
• ISBN: 1857285956, 9781857285956
• Length: 613 pages
• Subjects: History / Europe / General; History / General; History / Modern / 20th Century; Political Science / Political Ideologies / Fascism & Totalitarianism