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Fascism and Political Theory

‘This is a captivating and well-researched contribution to political theory and hist-

orical sociology. Woodley’s sophisticated, wide-ranging, and clearly written book

convincingly dissects the anatomy of fascism, including its relation to the modern

imperial-international context.’

Patricia Owens, author of Between War and Politics: International

Relations and the Thought of Hannah Arendt (2007)

‘Analysing fascism through the lens of political theory, Woodley also roots his

account in the material conditions which generate fascism, providing a critical contri-

bution to our understanding of both fascism and political theory.’

Mark Neocleous, Brunel University, UK

Fascism and Political Theory offers both students and researchers a thematic analysis

of fascism, focusing on the structural and ideological links between fascism, capi-

talism and modernity. Intended as a critical discussion of the origins and development

of fascist ideology, each chapter deals with a core substantive issue in political theory

relevant to the study of fascism and totalitarianism, beginning with an assessment of

the current state of debate.

The emphasis on formal ideology in contemporary Anglo-American historiog-

raphy has increased our awareness of the complexity and eclectic nature of fascist

ideologies which challenge liberalism and social democracy. Yet in too many recent

works, a programmatic or essentialist reading of fascist ideology as a ‘secular religion’

is taken for granted, while researchers remain preoccupied with the search for an

elusive ‘fascist minimum’.

In this book Woodley emphasizes that many outstanding questions remain,

including the structural and ideological links between fascism and capitalism, the social

construction of fascist nationalism, and the origins of fascist violence in European

colonialism. This volume consolidates the reader’s theoretical understanding and

provides the interdisciplinary skills necessary to understand the concrete social,

economic and political conditions which generate and sustain fascism.

A timely critique of culturalist and revisionist approaches in fascism studies which

provides a concise overview of theoretical debates between liberalism, Marxism and

poststructuralism, this text will be of great interest to students of politics, modern

history and sociology.

Daniel Woodley teaches politics at DLD College in London. He holds a PhD in poli-

tical sociology from the University of Essex (2002), and is the author of numerous

articles and several textbooks on ideology and political theory including, most

recently, Conservatism (2005).

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Critical perspectives on fascist ideology

Daniel Woodley

Fascism and Political Theory

Critical perspectives on fascist ideology

Daniel Woodley

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Woodley, Daniel.

Fascism and political theory: critical perspectives on Fascist ideology/Daniel

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p.cm.—(Routledge issues in contemporary political theory)

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