Walter Laqueur is co-editor of the Journal of Contemporary History and serves as chairman of the International Research Council at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. His books include Black Hundred, Russia and Germany, The Long Road to Freedom, The Fate of the Revolution, Terrorism, The Dream that Failed, and an autobiography, Thursday's Child has Far to Go.
"One of Mr. Laqueur's distinguishing characteristics as a historian is his readability, and this volume is no exception."--The Washington Times"A wide-ranging study of the many faces of fascism, by one of America's foremost historians....The book is a welcome addition."--Kirkus Reviews"Among the last of a remarkable generation of German Jewish intellectuals, Walter Laqueur has seen and survived much of this century's agitated history. He has also written cogently, even presciently, about it for more than 40 years."--The New York Times Book Review"Aware of how widespread the misuse of the term 'fascism' is, the eminent historian Walter Laqueur has surveyed the European scene, both historically and as it exists today....Today there are many 'fascisms, ' as Mr. Laqueur points out--neo-fascists, skinheads, right-wing extremists, radical nationalist and populist movements, clerical fasciasm, radical Islam--all distinguishable from the historical fascism of Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler....One of Mr. Laqueur's distinguishing characteristics as a historian is his readability, and this volume is no exception."--The Washington Times"A concise and eminently readable study....Undoubtedly, Laqueur's most provocative contention is that there is a parallel between fascism and clerical fundamentalism....In Laqueur's insightful refracting of the past through the present, he...reminds us that we ignore history at our peril."--The Philadelphia Inquirer"A penetrating study."--Booklist (starred review)"What Laqueur does make very clear is that the crushing of 'historical fascism' in 1945 by no means removed the threat of antidemocratic, racist, xenophobic radicalism. Its ugly presence remains, often building on ancient foundations."--Library Journal"Fascism is comprehensive, clear and contemporary. Walter Lazueur's book remeinds all of us...that the ugly weed of fascism is one that can take root where least expected."--Trenton Times"A comprehensive and stimulating introduction to an important contemporary political phenomenon."--Political Science Quarterly"[Laqueur] has been one of the most respected scholars of fascism for more than a generation....He is unquestionably well-equipped to write this wide ranging book....Laqueur has written to provoke thought and to highlight the next major wave of fascism that will not exactly mirror the content and form of earlier varieties. As such, it is a book that can be recommended highly."--The Historian
Although the mass totalitarian movements of Hitler's Germany and Mussolini's Italy may seem like historical aberrations, fascism could nevertheless make a comeback, albeit in different forms, predicts eminent historian Laqueur in this lucid, extremely useful survey. The countries of postcommunist eastern Europe, he believes, are a fertile ground for fascist political parties. He thinks that maniacal Russian ultranationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky is "highly vulnerable" but cautions that anarchic conditions in the former Soviet Union favor a resurgence of extremist movements. "Clerical fascism," combining radical, militant Islamic fundamentalism with dictatorial government, widespread use of terror and anti-Western propaganda, as in Iran and Algeria, is "a colossus on feet of clay," declares Laqueur, yet he warns that it could cause havoc for years to come. He also astutely analyzes the postwar neofascist groups of France, Britain, Italy and Austria, which he describes as marked by irrational fear of immigrants, anti-Semitism, Holocaust denial and, often, belief in a world conspiracy against a master race. (Apr.)
"One of Mr. Laqueur's distinguishing characteristics as a historian
is his readability, and this volume is no exception."--The
Washington Times
"A wide-ranging study of the many faces of fascism, by one of
America's foremost historians....The book is a welcome
addition."--Kirkus Reviews
"Among the last of a remarkable generation of German Jewish
intellectuals, Walter Laqueur has seen and survived much of this
century's agitated history. He has also written cogently, even
presciently, about it for more than 40 years."--The New York
Times Book Review
"Aware of how widespread the misuse of the term 'fascism' is, the
eminent historian Walter Laqueur has surveyed the European scene,
both historically and as it exists today....Today there are many
'fascisms, ' as Mr. Laqueur points out--neo-fascists, skinheads,
right-wing extremists, radical nationalist and populist movements,
clerical fasciasm, radical Islam--all distinguishable from the
historical fascism of Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler....One of
Mr. Laqueur's distinguishing characteristics as a historian is his
readability, and this volume is no exception."--The Washington
Times
"A concise and eminently readable study....Undoubtedly, Laqueur's
most provocative contention is that there is a parallel between
fascism and clerical fundamentalism....In Laqueur's insightful
refracting of the past through the present, he...reminds us that we
ignore history at our peril."--The Philadelphia
Inquirer
"A penetrating study."--Booklist (starred review)
"What Laqueur does make very clear is that the crushing of
'historical fascism' in 1945 by no means removed the threat of
antidemocratic, racist, xenophobic radicalism. Its ugly presence
remains, often building on ancient foundations."--Library
Journal
"Fascism is comprehensive, clear and contemporary. Walter
Lazueur's book remeinds all of us...that the ugly weed of fascism
is one that can take root where least expected."--Trenton
Times
"A comprehensive and stimulating introduction to an important
contemporary political phenomenon."--Political Science
Quarterly
"[Laqueur] has been one of the most respected scholars of fascism
for more than a generation....He is unquestionably well-equipped to
write this wide ranging book....Laqueur has written to provoke
thought and to highlight the next major wave of fascism that will
not exactly mirror the content and form of earlier varieties. As
such, it is a book that can be recommended highly."--The
Historian
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