Superman Supreme: Fascist Body as Political Icon : Global FascismJ. A. Mangan The supremacy of the global fascist superman never became a reality but was certainly an intention. This work explores the use of the image of the male body in European, American and Asian fascism of varying degrees and various interpretations, and the differences and similarities involved. |
Contents
Mussolini | 27 |
German Wolfgang Weber | 62 |
Fascist Political Athletes and the Vassil Girginov | 82 |
Fascists and Christians In | 119 |
The Cult | 145 |
Fascist Aesthetics | 163 |
Militarism Sacrifice and Emperor | 181 |
Prometheus Past Present | 227 |
Notes on Contributors | 243 |
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