Product Description: Leading experts review the theory and historiography of fascism, discussing how developments within the social sciences have changed research practices and how genocide, religion, ideology, political violence, and gender work withing the study's framework.

Product Description: Contemporary Portugal: Politics, Society and Culture is an introduction to the evolution of Portuguese politics, society and culture in the twentieth century. Eminent historians, political scientists and experts in literature and art explore a wide spectrum of topics: international relations, authoritarianism, transition to democracy, social change, economic development, colonialism and decolonization, patterns of emigration, problems of national identity and the main trends of twentieth century Portuguese literature and art...read more

Looks at the leaders of fascism and related movements in the inter-war era. This book shows how fascist leaders came to personify their movements and why the 'Fuhreprinzip' was applied in various fascist organizations. It also explains how fascist leadership was of a very particular kind.

Product Description: Fascism remains a topic that fascinates both academic and general audiences. This is the first book to look systematically at the leaders of fascism and related movements in the inter-war era. It shows how fascist leaders came to personify their movements and why the Führeprinzip was applied in all fascist organizations...read more

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Product Description: This collection of essays focuses on the evolution of the relationship of the European Union to its Southern members. The broader implications of the incorporation of Southern Europeans into a German-French dominated organization as well as corollary problems related to the expanion of the European Union by admission of former members of the Soviet Bloc round out this important contribution to contemporary international and inter-European relations...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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