RT Book
T1 The wannabe fascists: a guide to understanding the greatest threat to democracy
A1 Finchelstein, Federico 1975-
LA English
PP Oakland, California
PB University of California Press
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1877085766
AB In this book, historian Federico Finchelstein explains why Trumpism and similar movements across the world belong to a new political breed, the outcome of the combined histories of fascism and populism: the wannabe fascists. This new type of populist politician is typically a legally elected leader who, unlike previous populists who were eager to distance themselves from fascism, turns to totalitarian lies, racism, and illegal means to destroy democracy from within.
AB Drawing on almost three decades of research, this book lays out what in clear language what the author calls the "four pillars of fascism": xenophobia, propaganda, political violence, and ultimately dictatorship. Finchelstein carefully explains how and why wannabe fascists like Trump, Bolsonaro, and Modi embrace the first three pillars but don't quite succeed in dictatorship and total suppression of the popular vote. The Wannabe Fascists stresses the importance of preventing despots from reaching this tipping point and offers a clear warning for what's at stake.
CN JC481
SN 978-0-520-39249-6
K1 Fascism : 21st century
K1 Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte
K1 HISTORY / World
K1 History
K1 PHILOSOPHY / Political
K1 POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Fascism & Totalitarianism
K1 Politisches System: Totalitarismus und Diktatur
K1 Soziale und politische Philosophie
K1 Faschismusdiskussion : Neofaschismus : Neue Rechte : Rechtsradikalismus