165 p. ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-161) and index

Machine generated contents note: Preface ix -- Introduction 1 -- Part One: Prelude, 1880-1930 -- 1. Neither Right nor Left: Pre-Fascism. 11 -- 2. 'Avanti!': The post-war scene in Europe, and the success of -- Italian Fascism. 31 -- 3. 'The most constructive statesman of this age, Benito Mussolini': -- The initial impact of Italian Fascism. 40 -- Part Two: New developments in the Thirties -- 4. The Third Way: Reactions to the Crisis of the early Thirties. 59 -- 5. 'Firm Leaders not drift': The Years 1933-6 and the emergence -- of the concept of 'international fascism'. 72 -- Part Three: The myth becomes reality: The nature of 'fascism' -- 6. 'Fascists', or 'Conservatives'? 91 -- 7. Two variants of the 'international fascism' of the late Thirties: -- 'Catholic fascism' and the 'Iron Guard'. 114 -- 8. More aspects of 'fascism' in the late Thirties. 126 -- Epilogue -- 9. 'A great political alliance': fascism and the war. 137 -- 10. Race, nostalgia and the search for acceptance: the post-war -- extreme Right. 144 -- Conclusion 153 -- Glossary of Terms 156 -- Bibliography 159 -- Index 162

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