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Epilogue

from Part IV - Countering Fascism in Culture and Policy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 September 2023

Gavriel D. Rosenfeld
Affiliation:
Center for Jewish History, New York and Fairfield University, Connecticut
Janet Ward
Affiliation:
University of Oklahoma
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The epigraph focuses on answering the volume’s question, posed in the Introduction, regarding the degree to which the concept of fascism can be deemed essential or peripheral to the American historical experience, and how serious the threat actually is. The reader comes away from this book with a clear sense of the fascist origins and affiliations of the extremist forces that continue to threaten American democracy. In Fascist Italy, having participated in the March on Rome gave you a special status. The same is true for January 6 and all who conspired in the attempt to overturn the 2020 election and assault the Capitol, which is why many Republicans who attended the rally and breached the Capitol are now running for office, many with Trump’s endorsement. The epigraph examines the way in which this volume relates the history of fascism to America and abroad: every iteration of fascism is different, but the removal of rights and the advent of a climate of fear and violence is the constant. That is the lesson of this timely and invaluable book.

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Fascism in America
Past and Present
, pp. 395 - 402
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Epilogue
  • Edited by Gavriel D. Rosenfeld, Center for Jewish History, New York and Fairfield University, Connecticut, Janet Ward, University of Oklahoma
  • Book: Fascism in America
  • Online publication: 14 September 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009337427.018
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  • Epilogue
  • Edited by Gavriel D. Rosenfeld, Center for Jewish History, New York and Fairfield University, Connecticut, Janet Ward, University of Oklahoma
  • Book: Fascism in America
  • Online publication: 14 September 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009337427.018
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  • Epilogue
  • Edited by Gavriel D. Rosenfeld, Center for Jewish History, New York and Fairfield University, Connecticut, Janet Ward, University of Oklahoma
  • Book: Fascism in America
  • Online publication: 14 September 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009337427.018
Available formats
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