9780525511830-0525511830-How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them

How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them

ISBN-13: 9780525511830
ISBN-10: 0525511830
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Jason Stanley
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: Random House
Format: Hardcover 240 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780525511830
ISBN-10: 0525511830
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Jason Stanley
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: Random House
Format: Hardcover 240 pages

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How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them (ISBN-13: 9780525511830 and ISBN-10: 0525511830), written by authors Jason Stanley, was published by Random House in 2018. With an overall rating of 4.5 stars, it's a notable title among other World History (Political, Philosophy) books. You can easily purchase or rent How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used World History books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.96.

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“A vital read for a nation under Trump.”—The Guardian

“No single book is as relevant to the present moment.”—Claudia Rankine, author of Citizen

NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE • Fascist politics are running rampant in America today—and spreading around the world. A Yale philosopher identifies the ten pillars of fascist politics, and charts their horrifying rise and deep history.


As the child of refugees of World War II Europe and a renowned philosopher and scholar of propaganda, Jason Stanley has a deep understanding of how democratic societies can be vulnerable to fascism: Nations don’t have to be fascist to suffer from fascist politics. In fact, fascism’s roots have been present in the United States for more than a century. Alarmed by the pervasive rise of fascist tactics both at home and around the globe, Stanley focuses here on the structures that unite them, laying out and analyzing the ten pillars of fascist politics—the language and beliefs that separate people into an “us” and a “them.” He knits together reflections on history, philosophy, sociology, and critical race theory with stories from contemporary Hungary, Poland, India, Myanmar, and the United States, among other nations. He makes clear the immense danger of underestimating the cumulative power of these tactics, which include exploiting a mythic version of a nation’s past; propaganda that twists the language of democratic ideals against themselves; anti-intellectualism directed against universities and experts; law and order politics predicated on the assumption that members of minority groups are criminals; and fierce attacks on labor groups and welfare. These mechanisms all build on one another, creating and reinforcing divisions and shaping a society vulnerable to the appeals of authoritarian leadership.

By uncovering disturbing patterns that are as prevalent today as ever, Stanley reveals that the stuff of politics—charged by rhetoric and myth—can quickly become policy and reality. Only by recognizing fascists politics, he argues, may we resist its most harmful effects and return to democratic ideals.

“With unsettling insight and disturbing clarity, How Fascism Works is an essential guidebook to our current national dilemma of democracy vs. authoritarianism.”—William Jelani Cobb, author of The Substance of Hope
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