Fascism

Origins of Fascism:

We have a variety of readings for class in this section.

Umberto Eco's essay Ur Fascism

Alexander Stille's editorial The Latest Obscenity Has Seven Letters

Supplemental: The Original Axis of Evil Review of book The Anatomy of Fascism, Robert Paxton. From New York Times 2004

Italian Fascism:

Mussolini : What is Fascism

Mussolini and Italian Fascism

Supplemental: Italians Trying to Remove the Stain of Fascism, NYT, 1994.

Kinder Gentler Fascism, NYT, 2002.

Nazi Germany:

Hitler and Nazi

Supplemental: Adolf Hitler a "Passionate Lunatic"

British National Archives "Was Hitler a Passionate Lunatic"

see also additional links to Adolf Hitler at this site. BBC Brief Biography and DK publishing page

Comparative Single Party States: