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Fascism: The History of a Word offers a fascinating intellectual history of one of the twentieth century’s most significant and misused political terms. Federico Marcon meticulously traces the word “fascism” from its emergence in Mussolini’s Italy through its adoption and adaptation across Europe and beyond. Rather than focusing solely on the ideology itself, Marcon examines how the term was constructed, contested, and transformed as it moved across national and linguistic boundaries.
The book reveals how “fascism” evolved from a specific Italian political movement into a universal concept used to describe various authoritarian regimes and ideologies. Marcon demonstrates the complexity of applying a single label to diverse historical phenomena and explores the linguistic and political struggles that shaped its meaning. By understanding the history of the word itself, readers gain deeper insight into how we conceptualize and debate political movements today.
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