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A brief history of fascist lies / Federico Finchelstein.

By:

Finchelstein, Federico, (1975-)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oakland, CA : University of California PressDescription: 140 pages ; 22 cmISBN:

9780520346710

Subject(s):

Fascism -- -History -- -20th century

DDC classification:

320.533 FIN

LOC classification:

JC481 .F5177 2020

Contents:

On fascist lies -- Truth and mythology in the history of fascism -- Fascism incarnate -- Enemies of the truth? -- Truth and power -- Revelations -- The fascist unconscious -- Fascism against psychoanalysis -- Democracy and dictatorship -- The forces of destruction -- Epilogue. The populist war against history.

Summary: In this short companion to his book From Fascism to Populism in History, world-renowned historian Federico Finchelstein explains why fascists regarded simple and often hateful lies as truth, and why so many of their followers believed the falsehoods. Throughout the history of the twentieth century, many supporters of fascist ideologies regarded political lies as truth incarnated in their leader. From Hitler to Mussolini, fascist leaders capitalized on lies as the base of their power and popular sovereignty. This history continues in the present, when lies again seem to increasingly replace empirical truth. Now that actual news is presented as "fake news" and false news becomes government policy, A Brief History of Fascist Lies urges us to remember that the current talk of "post-truth" has a long political and intellectual lineage that we cannot ignore.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

In this short companion to his book From Fascism to Populism in History, world-renowned historian Federico Finchelstein explains why fascists regarded simple and often hateful lies as truth, and why so many of their followers believed the falsehoods. Throughout the history of the twentieth century, many supporters of fascist ideologies regarded political lies as truth incarnated in their leader. From Hitler to Mussolini, fascist leaders capitalized on lies as the base of their power and popular sovereignty. This history continues in the present, when lies again seem to increasingly replace empirical truth. Now that actual news is presented as "fake news" and false news becomes government policy, A Brief History of Fascist Lies urges us to remember that the current talk of "post-truth" has a long political and intellectual lineage that we cannot ignore.

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