From Fascism To Populism In History
by Federico Finchelstein /
2017 / English / PDF
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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 Chávez, Juan Perón, 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.
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 Chávez, Juan Perón, 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.