Pinto A. (ed.) Rethinking the Nature of Fascism: Comparative Perspectives

New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. — 304 p. — ISBN10: 0230272967; ISBN13: 978-0230272965.Revisiting the major themes of research into, and interpretation of, the nature of fascism that have been developed over the past few decades, some of the foremost experts in the study of European fascism have united in this volume to provide a contemporary analysis of the theories and historiography of fascism. During the past twenty years the comparative study of fascism has moved from a 'sociological' to a more 'political' perspective, giving both ideology and culture much more importance than was previously the case. On the other hand, this area has become more restricted in disciplinary terms, with historians clearly dominating over sociologists and political scientists. This book asks about the most recent debates on the subject and how the changes that have taken place in the social sciences over the past forty years have impacted on the study of fascism.Introduction: Fascism and the Other '-isms'Fascism and the Social SciencesDecomposition and Recomposition of Theories: How to Arrive at Useful Ideas Explaining Fascism
Desperately Seeking 'Generic Fascism': Some Discordant Thoughts on the Academic Recycling of Indigenous Categ
Fascism and Culture: A Mosse-Centric Meta-Narrative (or how Fascist Studies Reinvented the Wheel)New ApproachesTheories of Fascism: A Critique from the Perspective of Women's and Gender History
Fascism and Religion
Ideology, Propaganda, Violence and the Rise of Fascism
Political Violence and Institutional Crisis in Interwar Southern Europe
Ruling Elites, Political Institutions and Decision-Making in Fascist-Era Dictatorships: Comparative Perspectives
Fascism, licence' and Genocide: From the Chimera of Rebirth to the Authorization of Mass MurderConcluding Remarks