Poulantzas's book is the first major Marxist study of German and Italian fascism to appear since the Second World War. It carefully distinguishes between fascism as a mass movement before the seizure of power and fascism as an entrenched machinery of dictatorship. It compares the distinct class components of the counter-revolutionary blocs mobilzed by fascism in Germany and Italy; analyses the changing relations between the petty bourgeoisie and big capital in the evolution of fascism; discusses the structures of the fascist state itself, as an emergency regime for the defense of capital; and provides a sustained and documented criticism of official Comintern attitudes and policies towards fascism in the fateful years after the Versailles settlement. Fascism and Dictatorship represents a challenging synthesis of factual evidence and conceptual analysis that has been rare in Marxist political theory to date.

A challenging synthesis of factual evidence and conceptual analysis

About the Author
Nicos Poulantzas was born in Athens in 1936 and died in Paris in 1979. His other published works include Political Power and Social Classes, Classes in Contemporary Capitalism, The Crisis of Dictatorships and State, Power, Socialism.

Reviews
The first comprehensive work of this kind to appear in English. * New German Critique *
A fascinating work ... A book that can be used as an encyclopaedia for those interested in class and fascism. * Contemporary Sociology *



Book Information
ISBN 9780860917168
Author Nicos Poulantzas
Format Paperback
Page Count 368
Imprint Verso Books
Publisher Verso Books
Weight(grams) 464g
Dimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 25mm