Fascism and the Masses: The Revolt Against the Last Humans, 1848-1945 by Ishay L

Description: Fascism and the Masses by Ishay Landa Departing from the conventional image of fascism as mass-driven, this book analyzes the effort of interwar European fascism to defeat the masses. Fascism endeavored to terminate the secular advance of egalitarian and democratic trends, resisting what Nietzsche described as the reign of the peaceful and mediocre "Last Humans." FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Highlighting the "mass" nature of interwar European fascism has long become commonplace. Throughout the years, numerous critics have construed fascism as a phenomenon of mass society, perhaps the ultimate expression of mass politics. This study deconstructs this long-standing perception. It argues that the entwining of fascism with the masses is a remarkable transubstantiation of a movement which understood and presented itself as a militant rejection of the ideal of mass politics, and indeed of mass society and mass culture more broadly conceived. Thus, rather than "massifying" society, fascism was the culmination of a long effort on the part of the élites and the middle-classes to de-massify it. The perennially menacing mass – seen as plebeian and insubordinate – was to be drilled into submission, replaced by supposedly superior collective entities, such as the nation, the race, or the people. Focusing on Italian fascism and German National Socialism, but consulting fascist movements and individuals elsewhere in interwar Europe, the book incisively shows how fascism is best understood as ferociously resisting what Elias referred to as "the civilizing process" and what Marx termed "the social individual." Fascism, notably, was a revolt against what Nietzsche described as the peaceful, middling and egalitarian "Last Humans." Author Biography Ishay Landa is Senior Lecturer of History at the Israeli Open University. Table of Contents Introduction: The Masses and the Fascist Political Unconscious 1. The Rise of the Last Human I: The Formation of Mass Society 2. The Rise of the Last Human II: The Opposition to Mass Society 3. Fascism and Mass Politics 4. Fascism and Mass Society I: Cultural Questions 5. Fascism and Mass Society II: Consumption, Leisure, Americanism 6. The Wandering Womb: Fascism and Gender 7. The Wandering Jew: National Socialism and Antisemitism. Epilogue: Nietzsche, the Left, and the Last Humans Review "I dont believe I exaggerate when I say this is the most significant work on the subject since Lukács The Destruction of Reason or Trotskys great, prophetic writings of the 1930s. (...) Landas account contains a strong, uplifting and profound humanity as he reminds us that the last humans also represent our last best hope."- Tony McKenna, Marx & Philosophy Review of Books"Fascism and the Masses is an immensely rich and rewarding text, drawing from an unbelievably wide array of material." - Guy Lancaster, Capital & Class Details ISBN0367893061 Author Ishay Landa Pages 432 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Year 2019 ISBN-10 0367893061 ISBN-13 9780367893064 Format Paperback Imprint Routledge Subtitle The Revolt Against the Last Humans, 1848-1945 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 335.60904 Birth 1969 Affiliation Open University of Israel Publication Date 2019-12-17 UK Release Date 2019-12-17 AU Release Date 2019-12-17 NZ Release Date 2019-12-17 Series Routledge Studies in Cultural History Alternative 9780815385851 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:135422486;

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