Defensive nationalism : explaining the rise of populism and fascism in the 21st century /

Today we find in the most technologically advanced societies, wild conspiracy theories and a broad distrust of science and expertise have created deep political divisions that are splitting nations in two. This book explains this paradox, using history as a guide. B.S. Rabinowitz finds that the turn...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rabinowitz, Beth (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The concepts : populism, nationalism, fascism and nativism
  • The synthesis: a new typology of nationalism
  • Karl Polanyi : theory & ambiguity
  • Joseph Schumpeter : technology and the "double movement"
  • The belle époque : railroads & telegraphy
  • The digital age : turbo jets & computers
  • Economic reorganization & economic crises
  • Mass media & fake news
  • Mass immigration & global terrorism
  • From globalization to the nation
  • The turn inward : nativism & fascism
  • The concert of Europe
  • The Bretton Woods era
  • Conclusion : using history as a guide.