Introduction: Fascism at 100 (and a Bit)

In February 1928, the founder and president of the Fascist Institute of Culture of Milan (Istituto Fascista di Cultura) Dino Alfieri proposed to the PNF a retrospective exhibition to mark the tenth anniversary (Decennale) of Fascism.

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consta n t i n ior dac h i a ristotle k a llis

Beyond the Fascist Century

Constantin Iordachi · Aristotle Kallis Editors

Beyond the Fascist Century Essays in Honour of Roger Griffin

Editors Constantin Iordachi Department of History Central European University Budapest, Hungary

Aristotle Kallis School of Humanities Keele University Keele, Staffordshire, UK

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Contents

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Introduction: Fascism at 100 (and a Bit) Constantin Iordachi and Aristotle Kallis

Part I 2

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Theoretical Perspectives

Palingenesis and Totalitarianism in Roger Griffin’s Interpretation of Fascism David D. Roberts

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Fascist Communities of Action and Violence: A Praxeological Approach Sven Reichardt

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Working Across Bounded Entities: Fascism, ‘Para-Fascism’, and Ideational Mobilities in Interwar Europe Aristotle Kallis Neo-Fascism: A Footnote to the Fascist Epoch? Nigel Copsey

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Part II Case Studies 6

Fascism 1919–2019: A False Centenary Emilio Gentile

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Approaching Generic Fascism from the Margins: On the Uses of ‘Palingenesis’ in the Romanian Context Raul Cârstocea

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The History of Czech Fascism: A Reappraisal Jakub Drábik

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Era Fascista: Italian Fascism’s New Beginning and Its Roman Past Future Fernando Esposito

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From the Fringes to the State: The Transformation of the Falange into a State Party Mercedes Peñalba-Sotorrío

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Brazil in the Era of Fascism: The