Origins and Doctrine of Fascism: With Selections from Other Works For Sale

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 28, 2004
• Edition ‏ : ‎ 2nd Printing
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Print length ‏ : ‎ 122 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0765805774
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 75
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.28 x 9 inches
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Giovanni Gentile (1875-1944) was the major theorist of Italian fascism,supplying its justification and rationale as a developmental form ofdictatorship for status-deprived nations languishing on the margins of theGreat Powers. Gentile\'s \"actualism\" (as his philosophy came to be called)absorbed many intellectual currents of the early twentieth century, includingnationalism, syndicalism, and futurism. He called the individual to anidealistic ethic of obedience, work, self-sacrifi ce, and national communityin a dynamic rebellion against the perceived impostures of imperialism. Thisvolume makes available some of his more signifi cant writings produced shortlybefore and after the Fascist accession to power in Italy. Read more