International Fascism, 1919-45 (Cass Series--Totalitarian Movements and Political Religions)

the Essays That Comprise This Study Of 20th-century Fascism Shift The Focus Away From The German And Italian Models And Towards The Influence Of Fascist Ideology Within Other Countries. booknews nine Papers, Examining The Influence Of Mussolini And Italian Fascism On Other Countries And Political Regimes, Are Presented By Sorenson (romance Languages, U. Of Copenhagen, Denmark) And Mallett (modern History, U. Of Birmingham, Uk). Topics Include Radical Conservatism's Attacks On Liberal Ideals In Denmark, The Applicability Of Fraenkel's Concept Of The Dual State To Italian Fascism, The Contradictions Of The Imperialist Foreign Policy Of Mussolini, Franco's Rejection Of Mussolini's Control Over Spanish Fascism, Relations Between Mussolini And The Papacy, Efforts To Engage Italian Emigr s To Mexico With The Fascist Project, And Greek Fascist Conflict With Germany And Italy Due To Geostrategic Goals. Distributed In The Us By Isbs. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknews.com) Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Table of Contents 6 Foreword 8 ARTICLES 12 'Opposing the past': Danish Radical Conservatism and Right-Wing Authoritarianism in the Inter-War Years 12 The Dual State and Fascism 36 The Strategy of Fascist Italy: A Premise 52 Mussolini, Franco and the Spanish Civil War: An Afterthought 66 'The war that we prefer': The Reclamation of the Pontine Marshes and Fascist Expansion 80 The Papacy in Two World Wars: Benedict XV and Pius XII Compared 94 The Sentinel of the Bravo: Italian Fascism in Mexico, 1922–35 108 Defence of a Concept: Raymond Aron and Totalitarianism 132 The Establishment and Development of the Metaxas Dictatorship in the Context of Fascism and Nazism, 1936–41 154 Abstracts 184 About the Contributors 190 Index 192 Editors, Gert Sørensen, Robert Mallett. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.