Birth of Fascist Ideology

<p>When <i>The Birth of Fascist Ideology</i> was first published in 1989 in France and in 1993 in Italy it aroused a storm of response both positive and negative. In Sternhell's view fascism was much more than an episode in the history of Italy. He argues here that it possessed a coherent ideology with deep roots in European civilization. Long before fascism became a political force he maintains it was a major cultural phenomenon.</p>