A Brief History of Fascist Lies
Federico Finchelstein
Discover the fascinating history of fascist lies with this captivating book by world-renowned historian Federico Finchelstein. Through powerful storytelling, Finchelstein explains why truth often takes a back seat to simple, hateful lies in fascist ideologies. From Hitler to Mussolini, fascist leaders capitalized on lies to gain power and popular sovereignty. Today, false news has become government policy, and A Brief History of Fascist Lies urges readers to remember that the talk of "post-truth" has a long political and intellectual lineage that we cannot ignore.
Fecha de publicación
2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
Calificación de Goodreads
3.54
ISBN
9780520346710
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2021-01-10T00:00:39.000Z
Fascist lying is by now a crowded field - with @FinchelsteinF excellent book and a number of articles. But kudos to @TimothyDSnyder for recognizing the importance in particular of the concept of the Big Lie for the current moment with “election fraud.” Masterful @nytimes piece – fuente