The US Antifascism Reader (eBook)

Bill Mullen, Christopher Vials (Herausgeber)

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2020 | Ebook UK & RoW
384 Seiten
Verso (Verlag)
9781788733519 (ISBN)

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Since the birth of fascism in the 1920s, well before the global renaissance of "e;white nationalism,"e; the United States has been home to its own distinct fascist movements, some of which decisively influenced the course of U.S. history. Yet long before "e;antifa"e; became a household word in the United States, they were met, time and again, by an equally deep antifascist current. Many on the left are unaware that the United States has a rich antifascist tradition, because it has rarely been discussed as such, nor has it been accessible in one place. This reader reconstructs the history of U.S. antifascism into the twenty-first century, showing how generations of writers, organizers, and fighters spoke to each other over time. Spanning the 1930s to the present, this chronologically-arranged, primary source reader is made up of antifascist writings by Americans and by exiles in the U.S. - some instantly recognizable, others long-forgotten. It also includes a sampling of influential writings from the U.S. fascist, white nationalist, and proto-fascist traditions. Its contents, mostly written by people embedded in antifascist movements, include a number of pieces produced abroad that deeply influenced the U.S. left. The collection thus places U.S. antifascism in a global context.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.1.2020
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Anthologien
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
• Schlagworte: anti-colonialism • Anti-Fascism • Fascism • Hitler • Ku Klux Klan • Mussolini • Nazism • Trump
• ISBN-13: 9781788733519 / 9781788733519