Rethinking Antifascism History, Memory And Politics, 1922 To The Present [Hardcover]

Bringing together leading scholars from a range of nations,Rethinking Antifascismprovides a fascinating exploration of one of the most vibrant sub-disciplines within recent historiography. Through case studies that exemplify the fields breadth and sophistication, it examines antifascism in two distinct realms: after surveying the movements remarkable diversity across nations and political cultures up to 1945, the volume assesses its postwar political and ideological salience, from its incorporation into Soviet state doctrine to its radical questioning by historians and politicians. Avoiding both heroic narratives and reflexive revisionism, these contributions offer nuanced perspectives on a movement that helped to shape the postwar world.

Xavier Tabetis Professor of Italian Studies at the Universit? Paris VIII. His research deals with Italian political thought in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including studies on Fascist political myths and literature. His latest book isLa vie intellectuelle entre Fascisme et R?publique: Italie 1940-1948(2012).?

Cristina Cl?macois Associate Professor of Portuguese Modern History at the Universit? Paris VIII. Her research focuses on the opposition to the Estado Novo, specifically Portuguese political exiles of the 1930s. She has published numerous articles and the forthcoming bookRepublicanos, Anarquistas e Comunistas no exilio, 1927-1936.

Hugo Garc?ais Associate Professor of Modern World History at the Universidad Aut?noma de Madrid, Spain. His publications includeThe Truth about Spain: Mobilizing British Public Opinion, 1936-1939(2010), and he edited theContemporary European Historyspecial issue onTransnational Anti-Fascism: Agents, Networks, Circulationsin November 2016.

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