The Fascist Revolution

Toward a General Theory of Fascism

George L. Mosse

• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Year: 2022
• ISBN:
  9780299332938
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: World History
• Index: History

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.

Table of contents

• Contents
• 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 and the Exhibition of Degenerate Art
• Notes
• Index