Fascism

AN ORIGIN STORY BOOK

''Provides clarity, scholarship, wit and essential insight into why our world is the way it is'' Adam Rutherford
''I wish I could make Ian and Dorian''s work mandatory'' Sathnam Sanghera

Why is ''fascist'' used to describe everyone from dictators to parking wardens? Does the word ''fascism'' describe a historical movement or an enduring ideology? And could we see it rise again today, in an age of populism?

Unlike most major political ideologies, fascism has no clear-cut intellectual foundation. It appeals to some of the very darkest instincts in human nature: the hatred of difference, the desire to control, the delight in violence. The story of fascism shows us what happens when these instincts consume entire nations.

In Fascism: The Story of an Idea, Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey lay out in clear and accessible terms the origins of fascism: what happened, how it happened and why. It is only by understanding fascism''s beginnings that we can start to understand what it means today - and guard against those who seek its return.