Screen LibraryFascism in America : past and present /
"This book surveys the history of fascism in the United States from the 1930s to the present, examining the rise of right-wing groups from the interwar period to the Trump era, along with the response of antifascists"--
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2023. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"This book surveys the history of fascism in the United States from the 1930s to the present, examining the rise of right-wing groups from the interwar period to the Trump era, along with the response of antifascists"-- Has fascism arrived in America? In this pioneering book, Gavriel D. Rosenfeld and Janet Ward have gathered experts to survey the history of fascism in the United States. Although the USA established a staunch anti-fascist reputation by defeating Axis powers in World War II, the unsettling truth is that fascist ideas have long been present within American society. Since the election of Donald Trump as president in 2016, scholars have debated whether Trumpism should be seen as an outgrowth of American conservatism or of a darker -- and potentially fascist -- tradition. Fascism in America contributes to this debate by examining the activities of interwar right-wing groups like the Silver Shirts, the Ku Klux Klan, and the America First movement, as well as the postwar rise of Black anti-fascism and white vigilantism, the representation of American Nazis in popular culture, and policy options for combating right-wing extremism. |
| Carrier Form: | xvii, 436 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-426) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781009337434 1009337432 9781009337410 1009337416 |
| Index Number: | E743 |
| CLC: | D771.21-09 |
| Call Number: | D771.21-09/F248 |
| Contents: |
Fascism in America : Past and Present / Liberalism in Crisis : What is Fascism and Where Does it Come From? / Anarchy and the State of Nature in Donald Trump's America and Adolf Hitler's Germany / "America First" : Nationalism, Nativism, and the Fascism Question, 1880-2020 / The American Fascists / Hitler at the Ballot Box? : Support for Fascism Among American Elected Officials / Fascism and Antisemitism in 1930s America : The Genocidal Vision of the Silver Shirts / Vigilantism and Fascism in the Pacific Northwest : An Insurgent Tradition Renewed / "A Heritage of Fascists Without Labels" : Black Antifascism and the Productive Politics of Analogy / "No Trump, No KKK, No Fascist USA" : African American Activists Fight Fascism, 1960-1980s / Fascism in American Culture : How Alternate a History? / Concentration Camps in Trump's America? / Formulating Policy Responses to the Right Wing Threat / |