{"product_id":"a-brief-history-of-fascist-federico-finchelstein-9780520389779","title":"A Brief History of Fascist Lies","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"There is no better book on fascism's complex and vexed relationship with truth.\"--Jason Stanley, author of\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this short companion to his book\u003ci\u003e From Fascism to Populism in History\u003c\/i\u003e, world-renowned historian Federico Finchelstein explains why fascists regarded simple and often hateful lies as truth, and why so many of their followers believed the falsehoods. Throughout the history of the twentieth century, many supporters of fascist ideologies regarded political lies as truth incarnated in their leader. From Hitler to Mussolini, fascist leaders capitalized on lies as the base of their power and popular sovereignty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This history continues in the present, when lies again seem to increasingly replace empirical truth. Now that actual news is presented as \"fake news\" and false news becomes government policy, \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Fascist Lie\u003c\/i\u003es urges us to remember that the current talk of \"post-truth\" has a long political and intellectual lineage that we cannot ignore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Federico Finchelstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520389778\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520389779\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 0.50d","brand":"Federico Finchelstein","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987153158399,"sku":"9780520389779","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2477144b-a098-443d-81aa-d6a68d36b053.jpg?v=1683287318","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-brief-history-of-fascist-federico-finchelstein-9780520389779","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}