What is fascism and what is populism? What are their connections in history and theory, and how should we address their significant differences? What does it mean when pundits call Donald Trump a fascist, or label as populist politicians who span left and right such as Hugo Chavez, Juan Peron, Rodrigo Duterte, and Marine Le Pen? Federico Finchelstein, one of the leading scholars of fascist and populist ideologies, synthesizes their history in order to answer these questions and offer a thoughtful perspective on how we might apply the concepts today. While they belong to the same history and are often conflated, fascism and populism actually represent distinct political and historical trajectories. Drawing on an expansive history of transnational fascism and postwar populist movements, Finchelstein gives us insightful new ways to think about the state of democracy and political culture on a global scale.
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"From Fascism to Populism in History serves the important purpose of reminding us that populism was in evidence throughout the twentieth century, especially in Latin America, and thus is a global phenomenon of long standing." * Survival: Global Politics and Strategy * "This is . . . more than a history of connections; it is an essaying of world trends, of multiple echoes of various histories with specific local resonances, simultaneously echoes and voices." * American Historical Review * "Finchelstein combines original research on many countries with a superb synthesis and critical examination of the literature on fascism and populism. A short review cannot do justice to his provocative insights. . . . Timely and fascinating." * Hispanic American Historical Review * "A timely and commendable analysis." * The Quarterly Review * "Federico Finchelstein defies this overcrowded field and presents a historical account of the roots of populism that offers a fresh take on what has become common understanding in the fields of history, sociology, and political science. ... essential for students of contemporary politics, political ideologies and political sociology." * Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology * "This work forces us to think critically and is therefore a very good intellectual exercise." * La Manana *
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978-0-520-29519-3 (9780520295193)
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Federico Finchelstein is Professor of History at the New School for Social Research and Eugene Lang College in New York City. He is the author of several books, including Transatlantic Fascism and The Ideological Origins of the Dirty War. He contributes to major American, European, and Latin American media, including the New York Times, Washington Post, The Guardian, Mediapart, Politico, Clarin, Nexos, and Folha de S.Paulo.
Prologue
Introduction: Thinking Fascism and Populism in Terms of the Past
1. What Is Fascism in History?
2. What Is Populism in History?
3. Populism between Democracy and Dictatorship
Epilogue: Populism Recharged
Acknowledgments
Notes
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