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The Search for Neofascism: The Use and Abuse of Social Science
A. James Gregor
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Description for The Search for Neofascism: The Use and Abuse of Social Science
hardcover. A critical study by social scientists to identify 'neofascism' in the modern world. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JFCX; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
A study of the informal logic that has governed the half-century of academic writing devoted to what has been generally identified as 'neofascism', together with a careful assessment of those political movements and regimes considered the proper objects of inquiry. The intent of the study is both pedagogical and cautionary. Its central thesis of the work is that terms like 'fascism', 'generic fascism', and 'neofascism' are often used with considerable indifference, applied uniquely to political movements and regimes considered on the 'right' rather than the 'left', intended more often to denigrate rather than inform. The result has been confusion. ... Read more
A study of the informal logic that has governed the half-century of academic writing devoted to what has been generally identified as 'neofascism', together with a careful assessment of those political movements and regimes considered the proper objects of inquiry. The intent of the study is both pedagogical and cautionary. Its central thesis of the work is that terms like 'fascism', 'generic fascism', and 'neofascism' are often used with considerable indifference, applied uniquely to political movements and regimes considered on the 'right' rather than the 'left', intended more often to denigrate rather than inform. The result has been confusion. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
Number of Pages
318
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521859202
SKU
V9780521859202
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About A. James Gregor
A. James Gregor is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of 24 books, most recently including The Faces of Janus: Marxism and Fascism in the Twentieth Century, Phoenix: Fascism in Our Time, Interpretations of Fascism, and Marxism, China and Development. He is a previous Guggenheim Fellow. Gregor has published 100 professional articles ... Read more
Reviews for The Search for Neofascism: The Use and Abuse of Social Science
"A. James Gregor's forceful and highly informative book is mandatory reading for anybody interested in neofascism as a global phenomenon. Even those who do not agree with some of his conclusions will admire his scholartship, his analytical skills, and his rich insights. Gregor belongs to the endangered species of social scientists who have a deep knowledge of contemporary history; his ... Read more