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050	0	0	_aJC481 _b.F5177 2020
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100	1		_aFinchelstein, Federico _d(1975-)
245	1	2	_aA brief history of fascist lies _c/ Federico Finchelstein.
260			_aOakland, CA _b: University of California Press
300			_a140 pages _c; 22 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aOn 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.
520			_aIn 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.
546			_aEnglish
650		4	_aFascism _x-History _y-20th century
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