THE FASCIST

by E. S. Ashton ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 10, 1937

The author succeeds in thorough and detailed fashion in straightening out our hazy and often contradictory conceptions of Fascism. He discusses the types -- Italian and German -- from the viewpoint of the Fascists themselves, using our terms, if at all, with a new meaning, and showing how ruthlessly logical they are in their own following out of their interpretation. The chapters take up the argument of Fascism, cause and origins; the party and its functioning; law and authority; the freedom of the state; Fascist economy in its effect on labor and capital, industry and trade, employer and employee: the status of religion; the inevitability of war. The style is fresh, often colloquial, which mitigates the fact that the book is very solid reading, highly informative and carefully documented. Timely -- and fills a very definite need.

Pub Date: March 10, 1937

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Morrow

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1937

Categories: NONFICTION