{"title":"Federico Finchelstein","description":"\u003cp\u003eFederico Finchelstein’s works offer a compelling exploration of fascism’s enduring influence on modern politics. Through meticulous research and insightful analysis, his books investigate the origins and evolution of fascist ideologies, revealing how these narratives continue to shape contemporary political landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect critical examinations that bridge history and current affairs, dissecting the myths and realities of authoritarian movements past and present. Finchelstein’s writing challenges us to understand the complexities of populism and political extremism with clarity and depth.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-brief-history-of-fascist-lies-by-federico-finchelstein-9780520389779","title":"A Brief History of Fascist Lies","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"There is no better book on fascism's complex and vexed relationship with truth.\"—Jason Stanley, author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this short companion to his book \u003cem\u003eFrom Fascism to Populism in History\u003c\/em\u003e, world-renowned historian Federico Finchelstein explains why fascists regarded simple and often hateful lies as truth, and why so many of their followers believed the falsehoods. Throughout the history of the twentieth century, many supporters of fascist ideologies regarded political lies as truth incarnated in their leader. From Hitler to Mussolini, fascist leaders capitalized on lies as the base of their power and popular sovereignty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis history continues in the present, when lies again seem to increasingly replace empirical truth. Now that actual news is presented as “fake news” and false news becomes government policy, \u003cem\u003eA Brief History of Fascist Lies\u003c\/em\u003e urges us to remember that the current talk of “post-truth” has a long political and intellectual lineage that we cannot ignore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000416714988,"sku":"9780520389779","price":31.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6685632e93968762f43fe191e67dd247.jpg?v=1763322833"},{"product_id":"from-fascism-to-populism-in-history-by-federico-finchelstein-9780520309357","title":"From Fascism to Populism in History","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFederico 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 trajectories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on an expansive record 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom Fascism to Populism in History\u003c\/em\u003e includes a new edition with an updated preface that brings the book up to date, midway through the Trump presidency and the election of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000625119468,"sku":"9780520309357","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6313903482373.jpg?v=1763290684"},{"product_id":"the-wannabe-fascists-by-federico-finchelstein-9780520392496","title":"The Wannabe Fascists","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeet today's almost fascists and learn the warning signs to intercept them on the road from populism to dictatorship.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eThe Wannabe Fascists\u003c\/em\u003e, historian Federico Finchelstein offers a precise explanation of why Trumpism and similar movements across the world belong to a new political breed, the last outcome of the combined histories of fascism and populism: the wannabe fascists. This new type of populist politician is typically a legally elected leader who, unlike previous populists who were eager to distance themselves from fascism, turns to totalitarian lies, racism, and illegal means to destroy democracy from within.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on almost three decades of research on the histories of fascism and populism around the world, this book lays out in clear language what the author calls the \"four pillars of fascism\"—xenophobia, propaganda, political violence, and ultimately dictatorship. Finchelstein carefully explains how and why wannabe fascists like Trump, Bolsonaro, and Modi embrace the first three pillars but don't quite succeed in dictatorship and total suppression of the popular vote. \u003cem\u003eThe Wannabe Fascists\u003c\/em\u003e stresses the importance of preventing despots from reaching this tipping point and offers a clear warning for what's at stake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000824053996,"sku":"9780520392496","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7145293482373.jpg?v=1763307690"},{"product_id":"fascist-mythologies-by-federico-finchelstein-9780231183215","title":"Fascist Mythologies","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor fascism, myth was reality—or was realer than the real. Fascist notions of the leader, the nation, power, and violence were steeped in mythic imagery and the fantasy of transcending history. A mythologised primordial past would inspire the heroic overthrow of a debased present to achieve a violently redeemed future. What is distinctive about fascist mythology, and how does this aspect of fascism help explain its perils in the past and present?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFascist Mythologies\u003c\/em\u003e by Federico Finchelstein draws on a striking combination of thinkers—Jorge Luis Borges, Sigmund Freud, and Carl Schmitt—to consider fascism as a form of political mythmaking. He shows that Borges's literary and critical work and Freud's psychoanalytic writing both emphasise the mythical and unconscious dimensions of fascist politics. Finchelstein considers their ideas of the self, violence, and the sacred as well as the relationship between the victims of fascist violence and the ideological myths of its perpetrators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe draws on Freud and Borges to analyse the work of a variety of Latin American and European fascist intellectuals, with particular attention to Schmitt's political theology. Contrasting their approaches to the logic of unreason, Finchelstein probes the limits of the dichotomy between myth and reason and shows the centrality of this opposition to understanding the ideology of fascism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt a moment when forces redolent of fascism cast a shadow over world affairs, this book provides a timely historical and critical analysis of the dangers of myth in modern politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383795892460,"sku":"9780231183215","price":52.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7888853482270.jpg?v=1773380941"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/federico-finchelstein.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}