Título: Interpretations of Fascism
Autor: A. James Gregor
Sinopse: This volume constitutes a survey of social science efforts to explain the fascist phenomenon. Attempts to adequately interpret fascism have involved an inordinate number of social researchers and historians for an inordinate amount of time over the past half century. For all that we still find ourselves without a compelling account of the entire complex sequence. Fascism constitutes a significant concern for students of contemporary politics. To develop an intellectually defensible explanation of the nature, origins, and development of Italian Fascism and German Nazism remains a responsibility still outstanding.Interpretations of Fascism provides a review of the efforts that have been made to date to interpret and explain the phenomenon, It addresses itself specifically to those efforts undertaken to provide a social science explanation of Mussolini's Fascism. Dealing wiht the special application of social science methods to a specific problem, the book provides a special angle to examine this ubiquitous system in a comparable context. The book should be useful for college courses inb political theory, comparative politics, democracy and dictatorship, economic and political change, and modern European history.The new edition is graced by a provocative, lengthy new essay reviewing the literature from 1973 through 1996. As such, it is an up to date examination of fascism in our times. Professor Gregor is careful to emphasize that fascist movements can thrive in confines far beyond Italy and Germany. It has found fertile soil from Russia to Africa. In short, Gregor argues that this makes fascism a movement that extends through political space no less than historical time. The documentation of the book is now very rich, with a bibliographic review that can serve experts and generalists alike.Stanley G. Payne credits Gregor with "clearing away useless, obfuscatory theoretical debris", claiming that "Gregor's book serves the study of fascist politics very well indeed". And Giuseppe Prezzolini, introduced the Italian language edition by noting that "Interpretations of Fascism is rich in information and scientifically precise in style...a reflection of an intelligence that operates beyond passions."
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Interpretations of Fascism”, de A. James Gregor, publicado pela editora Taylor & Francis, em 2006 e com 320 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Taylor & Francis
Páginas: 320
Ano: 2006
Edição: 1
Linguagem: pt_BR
ISBN: 9781560009504
ISBN13: 9781560009504
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Taylor & Francis apresentam leituras que transitam entre análises acadêmicas rigorosas e abordagens aplicadas, com foco em temas como ciências exatas, ciências humanas e sociais. O catálogo sugere um interesse por obras que exploram desde fundamentos da física quântica até estudos críticos de gênero, história política e sociologia contemporânea. A linguagem tende a ser densa e informativa, com textos que combinam rigor teórico e exemplos práticos, contemplando tanto público acadêmico quanto profissionais e estudantes. Há obras que privilegiam a reflexão conceitual e outras que adotam um tom mais didático e orientado para aplicação, revelando certa diversidade de ritmo e estilo dentro de um escopo predominantemente analítico.
