Preface to the Paperback Edition
Prologue
Introduction: Thinking through Fascism and
Populism in Terms of the Past
1. What Is Fascism in History?
2. What Is Populism in History?
3. Populism between Democracy
and Dictatorship
Epilogue: Populism Recharged
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
Federico Finchelstein is Professor of History at the New School for Social Research and Eugene Lang College in New York City. He is the author of several books, including Transatlantic Fascism and The Ideological Origins of the Dirty War. He contributes to major American, European, and Latin American media, including the New York Times, Washington Post, The Guardian, Mediapart, Politico, Clarin, Nexos, and Folha de S.Paulo.
“The historiography rests on three basic assumptions, all of which
are usefully questioned in Federico Finchelstein’s From Fascism to
Populism in History. One is that fascism not only originated in
Europe but was primarily a European phenomenon. Another is that it
was historically specific to those interwar years. The third: that
fascism involved a repudiation of democracy, a kind of pathology of
political development. . . . An expert on the modern history of
Argentina, Finchelstein reminds us that the second world war marked
a turning point. Before it, fascists were filled with confidence:
they wrote off democracy as an outmoded relic of the 19th century,
and claimed fascism as the future. . . . ”
*Financial Times*
"Is Trump fascist? A proto-fascist? Fascist-curious? In his
thoughtful new book, From Fascism to Populism in History, New
School historian Federico Finchelstein concedes that Trump’s
campaign 'had clear fascist and racist undertones,' and he cites
the 'fascist pedigree' of Trump’s 'America first' slogan."
*The Washington Post*
"From Fascism to Populism in History serves the important purpose
of reminding us that populism was in evidence throughout the
twentieth century, especially in Latin America, and thus is a
global phenomenon of long standing."
*Survival: Global Politics and Strategy*
"Federico Finchelstein defies this overcrowded field and presents a
historical account of the roots of populism that offers a fresh
take on what has become common understanding in the fields of
history, sociology, and political science. ... essential
for students of contemporary politics, political ideologies and
political sociology."
*Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology*
"A timely and commendable analysis."
*The Quarterly Review*
"What happened to us?—a very Argentine historiographical
question—seems to be the underlying motivation for current American
concerns with populism. Finchelstein contributes to this a
passionate global perspective and a cosmopolitan sense of civic
engagement. From Fascism to Populism weaves together
historiographies and theories that are not often in conversation
with each other. . . . This is, thus, a provocative, important, and
also at times exasperating book, destined to inspire new histories
and fire up many heated debates. Passion endows Finchelstein’s
narrative with clairvoyance and urgency."
*American Historical Review*
"Finchelstein combines original research on many countries with a
superb synthesis and critical examination of the literature on
fascism and populism. A short review cannot do justice to his
provocative insights. . . . Timely and fascinating."
*Hispanic American Historical Review*
"Federico Finchelstein offers what sounds like a timely
clarification of political nomenclature with From Fascism to
Populism in History, which argues that, despite belonging to ‘the
same history and [being] often conflated, fascism and populism
actually represent distinct political and historical
trajectories.’”
*Inside Higher Education*
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