Rise of Fascism and the "Man of the Century"
The Cynical Historian
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This is the second episode in my history of fascism series covering the rise to power of Benito Mussolini in Italy and Adolf Hitler in Germany. By the mid-1930s fascists and nazis had reached the height of their popularity.
playlist of the history of fascism: The History of Fascism
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20.50 and 23.28 that should be "Reichstag" - it was only renamed after WWII (thx xyzaxy230)
Bibliography
The Oxford Handbook of Propaganda Studies, eds. Jonathan Auerbach and Russ Castronovo (New York: Oxford University Press, 2013). https://amzn.to/4bQsKVu
R.J.B. Bosworth, ed., The Oxford Handbook of Fascism (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2013). https://amzn.to/4ayVOSD
Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey, Fascism: The Story of an Idea (London: Hachette UK, 2024). https://amzn.to/3KBX0KD
Paul Gottfried, Fascism: The Career of a Concept (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2016). https://amzn.to/3KiSFMp
Walter Laqueur, Fascism: Past, Present, Future (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1997). https://amzn.to/4iLK95a
Rachel Maddow, Prequel: An American Fight against Fascism (New York: Crown, 2023). https://amzn.to/4aCEvjD
Federico Marcon, Fascism: The History of a Word (Chicago, Ill.: University of Chicago Press, 2025). https://amzn.to/44zCmBN
Nidesh Lawtoo, (New) Fascism: Contagion, Community, Myth (East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 2019). https://amzn.to/44ajcCi
Stanley G Payne, A History of Fascism, 1914-1945 (Madison: University Of Wisconsin Press, 1995). https://amzn.to/48VLwL8
Robert O Paxton, The Anatomy of Fascism (New York: Vintage Books, 2004). https://amzn.to/4pMk348
Martin Schain, Aristide R Zolberg, and Patrick Hossay, eds., Shadows over Europe: The Development and Impact of the Extreme Right in Western Europe (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2002). https://amzn.to/3MozMIr
Key Thinkers of the Radical Right: Behind the New Threat to Liberal Democracy, ed. Mark J Sedgwick (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2019). https://amzn.to/48JHc0l
Jason Stanley, Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2024). https://amzn.to/44cwJco
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Rise of Fascism and the "Man of the Century"
The Cynical Historian
68,915 views
This is the second episode in my history of fascism series covering the rise to power of Benito Mussolini in Italy and Adolf Hitler in Germany. By the mid-1930s fascists and nazis had reached the height of their popularity.
playlist of the history of fascism: The History of Fascism
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20.50 and 23.28 that should be "Reichstag" - it was only renamed after WWII (thx xyzaxy230)
Bibliography
The Oxford Handbook of Propaganda Studies, eds. Jonathan Auerbach and Russ Castronovo (New York: Oxford University Press, 2013). https://amzn.to/4bQsKVu
R.J.B. Bosworth, ed., The Oxford Handbook of Fascism (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2013). https://amzn.to/4ayVOSD
Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey, Fascism: The Story of an Idea (London: Hachette UK, 2024). https://amzn.to/3KBX0KD
Paul Gottfried, Fascism: The Career of a Concept (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2016). https://amzn.to/3KiSFMp
Walter Laqueur, Fascism: Past, Present, Future (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1997). https://amzn.to/4iLK95a
Rachel Maddow, Prequel: An American Fight against Fascism (New York: Crown, 2023). https://amzn.to/4aCEvjD
Federico Marcon, Fascism: The History of a Word (Chicago, Ill.: University of Chicago Press, 2025). https://amzn.to/44zCmBN
Nidesh Lawtoo, (New) Fascism: Contagion, Community, Myth (East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 2019). https://amzn.to/44ajcCi
Stanley G Payne, A History of Fascism, 1914-1945 (Madison: University Of Wisconsin Press, 1995). https://amzn.to/48VLwL8
Robert O Paxton, The Anatomy of Fascism (New York: Vintage Books, 2004). https://amzn.to/4pMk348
Martin Schain, Aristide R Zolberg, and Patrick Hossay, eds., Shadows over Europe: The Development and Impact of the Extreme Right in Western Europe (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2002). https://amzn.to/3MozMIr
Key Thinkers of the Radical Right: Behind the New Threat to Liberal Democracy, ed. Mark J Sedgwick (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2019). https://amzn.to/48JHc0l
Jason Stanley, Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2024). https://amzn.to/44cwJco
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Click "read more" for corrections and bibliography. First, here is the history of fascism playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbBnbNOVghM8
Errata
20:50 & 23:28 that should be "Reichstag" - it was only renamed after WWII (thx xyzaxy230)
Bibliography
The Oxford Handbook of Propaganda Studies, eds. Jonathan Auerbach and Russ Castronovo (New York: Oxford University Press, 2013). https://amzn.to/4bQsKVu
R.J.B. Bosworth, ed., The Oxford Handbook of Fascism (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2013). https://amzn.to/4ayVOSD
Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey, Fascism: The Story of an Idea (London: Hachette UK, 2024). https://amzn.to/3KBX0KD
Paul Gottfried, Fascism: The Career of a Concept (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2016). https://amzn.to/3KiSFMp
Walter Laqueur, Fascism: Past, Present, Future (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1997). https://amzn.to/4iLK95a
Rachel Maddow, Prequel: An American Fight against Fascism (New York: Crown, 2023). https://amzn.to/4aCEvjD
Federico Marcon, Fascism: The History of a Word (Chicago, Ill.: University of Chicago Press, 2025). https://amzn.to/44zCmBN
Nidesh Lawtoo, (New) Fascism: Contagion, Community, Myth (East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 2019). https://amzn.to/44ajcCi
Stanley G Payne, A History of Fascism, 1914-1945 (Madison: University Of Wisconsin Press, 1995). https://amzn.to/48VLwL8
Robert O Paxton, The Anatomy of Fascism (New York: Vintage Books, 2004). https://amzn.to/4pMk348
Martin Schain, Aristide R Zolberg, and Patrick Hossay, eds., Shadows over Europe: The Development and Impact of the Extreme Right in Western Europe (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2002). https://amzn.to/3MozMIr
Key Thinkers of the Radical Right: Behind the New Threat to Liberal Democracy, ed. Mark J Sedgwick (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2019). https://amzn.to/48JHc0l
Jason Stanley, Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2024). https://amzn.to/44cwJco