From Fascism to Populism in History
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| Anteprima |
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.
