Description
Fascism, Nazism, and Communism dominated the history of much of the twentieth century, yet comparatively little attention has focused on popular reactions to the regimes that sprang from these ideologies. Popular Opinion in Totalitarian Regimes is the first volume to investigate popular reactions to totalitarian rule in the Soviet Union, Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and the communist regimes in Poland and East Germany after 1945. The contributions, written by internationally acknowledged experts in their fields, move beyond the rather static vision provided by traditional themes of consent and coercion to construct a more nuanced picture of everyday life in the various regimes. The book provides many new insights into the ways totalitarian regimes functioned and the reasons for their decline, encouraging comparisons between the different regimes and stimulating re-evaluation of long-established positions.
About the Author
Paul Corner is Professor of European History at the University of Siena, having previously been a Research Fellow at St. Antony's College, Oxford, and Reader in Italian History at the University of Reading. His main interests are in Italian Fascism and the relationship between Fascism and other European dictatorial regimes both before and after the Second World War.
Reviews
[an] extremely interesting volume * Alexander de Grand, English Historical Review *
Corner's introduction is exemplary in its clarity and his seeming simplicity indicates an effortless mastery of the major debates on the subject... a really excellent book. * R. J. B. Bosworth, University of Western Australia and editor of The Oxford Handbook of Fascism *
A most impressive collection of essays, bringing together pieces by some of the leading scholars in their respective fields (Corner, Kershaw, Fitzpatrick) with cutting edge contributions on particular aspects based on original research. * Jeremy Noakes, University of Exeter and co-editor of Nazism 1919-1945: A Documentary Reader *
Essential reading for every serious student of modern dictatorships... It goes to the very heart of how totalitarian dictatorships worked. * Robert O. Paxton, Columbia and author of The Anatomy of Fascism *
Book Information
ISBN 9780198810759
Author Paul Corner
Format Paperback
Page Count 248
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 13mm
About the Author
Paul Corner is Professor of European History at the University of Siena, having previously been a Research Fellow at St. Antony's College, Oxford, and Reader in Italian History at the University of Reading. His main interests are in Italian Fascism and the relationship between Fascism and other European dictatorial regimes both before and after the Second World War.
Reviews
[an] extremely interesting volume * Alexander de Grand, English Historical Review *
Corner's introduction is exemplary in its clarity and his seeming simplicity indicates an effortless mastery of the major debates on the subject... a really excellent book. * R. J. B. Bosworth, University of Western Australia and editor of The Oxford Handbook of Fascism *
A most impressive collection of essays, bringing together pieces by some of the leading scholars in their respective fields (Corner, Kershaw, Fitzpatrick) with cutting edge contributions on particular aspects based on original research. * Jeremy Noakes, University of Exeter and co-editor of Nazism 1919-1945: A Documentary Reader *
Essential reading for every serious student of modern dictatorships... It goes to the very heart of how totalitarian dictatorships worked. * Robert O. Paxton, Columbia and author of The Anatomy of Fascism *
Book Information
ISBN 9780198810759
Author Paul Corner
Format Paperback
Page Count 248
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 13mm
