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Book SynopsisHistorians and theorists debate the return of fascism, focusing on case studies from around the world.
Trade Review'Spectres of Fascism illuminates the terrifying resurgence of right-wing populist politics around the world, examining a variety of case studies from different critical theoretical perspectives. Essential reading for anyone interested in the uncanny return of fascistic tendencies within contemporary capitalist democracies' -- John Abromeit, author of 'Max Horkheimer and the Foundations of the Frankfurt School'
'Like a specter, fascism is protean in form yet more than a return of the past. Spanning from history to critical theory, from aesthetics to politics, and approaching fascism on a global scale, this book argues for a mindful commitment to the struggles of the present' -- Enzo Traverso, author of 'The New Faces of Fascism: Populism and the Far Right'
'This timely book provides profound insights into the rise of fascism that is currently taking hold, once again, in our world. Anyone seeking a deeper understanding of fascist populist rhetoric will find in this intelligent work a satisfying richness of thought that gives us hope in these times of darkness' -- David Morgan, Psychoanalyst
'Drawing on a variety of disciplines and theoretical foundations, this volume offers a profound and multifaceted account of political formations marked by perplexing and paradoxical sets of motives, commitments and aims' -- Ato Sekyi-Otu, author of author of 'Left Universalism, Africacentric Essays'
Table of ContentsList of Figures
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction - Samir Gandesha
PART I - HISTORY
2. The “Hope of the Hopeless”: Contemporary Lessons from Marxist Struggles Against Hitler and Mussolini - Ingo Schmidt
3. The Future of Futurism: From the Avant-Garde to the Neo-Avant-Garde, or, How to Imagine Communism by Other Means - Jaleh Mansoor
4. The Aesthetics of Totalitarian Salvation - Alec Balasescu
5. Are the Alt-Right and French New Right Kindred Movements? - Tamir Bar-On
PART II - THEORY
6. The Post-Democratic Horizon: Friend and Enemy in the Age of New Authoritarianism - Am Johal
7. Which Came First, Fascism or Misogyny? Reading Klaus Theweleit’s Male Fantasies - Laura U. Marks
8. “A Composite of King Kong and a Suburban Barber”: Adorno’s “Freudian Theory and the Pattern of Fascist Propaganda” - Samir Gandesha
9. So, You Want a Master? Psychoanalytic Considerations on the Intellectual’s Responsibility in Light of Traumatic Repetition - Hilda Fernandez-Alvarez
10. Micro-Fascism in the Age of Trump - Gary Genosko
PART III - THE CONTEMPORARY HORIZON
11. Fascist Neoliberalism and Preventive Counter-Revolution: The Second Round of the Latin American Laboratory - Vladimir Safatle
12. Decolonizing the “Contemporary Left”?: An Indigenous Reflection on Justice in the New World Order - Patricia M. Barkaskas
13. The Outsider as Insider: Steve Bannon, Fourth Turnings, and the Neofascist Threat - Joan Braune
14. Populism, Fascism, Neoliberalism: Theorizing Contemporary India - Ajay Gudavarthy and Vijay Gudavarthy
15. Art Contra Politics: Liberal Spectacle, Fascist Resurgence - Johan F. Hartle
Notes on Contributors
Index
