` ... this book is a thorough, reliable and fascinating account of a major phenomenon that affected the whole of Europe.' - Times Higher Education Supplement

• 1 Introduction: Allies, rivals, or antagonists? Fascists and conservatives in modern Europe, 2 Italian fascism: radical politics and conservative goals, 3 Conservative Catholics and Italian fascism: the Clerico-Fascists, 4 Conservatives and radical nationalists in Germany: the production of fascist potentials, 1912–28, 5 German Conservatives and the Third Reich: an ambiguous relationship, 6 Conservatives and fascists in Austria, 1918–34, 7 Conservatism, traditionalism and fascism in Spain, 1898–1937, 8 Populism and parasitism: the Falange and the Spanish establishment, 1939–75, 9 Conservatism, dictatorship and fascism in Portugal, 1914–45, 10 The conservative right and the far right in France: the search for power, 1934–44, 11 Conservatism, authoritarianism and fascism in Greece, 1915–45, 12 Fascists and conservatives in Romania: two generations of nationalists, 13 Conservatives and fascists in the Nordic countries: Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland, 1918–45, 14 Conservatism and the failure of fascism in interwar Britain, List of contributors, Index