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Arendt, Hannah—The Origins of Totalitarianism, N.Y., 1951.
Pt. III is especially directed to a discussion of the principles and consequences of fascism. The author gives an effective account of what "total domination" signifies in a reign of terror. Detailed bibliography.
Bodrero, Emilio—"Fascism" inDictatorship on Its Trial, ed. by Otto Forst de Battaglia, London, 1930.
A brief, but significant, statement by a former Rector of the University of Padua and a Secretary of State to Mussolini.
Borgese, G.A.—Goliath, The March of Fascism, N.Y., 1938.
Well written from the point of view of an Italian humanist.
Brady, Robert A.—The Spirit and Structure of German Fascism, London, 1937.
An extremely thorough and documented discussion of the economy of National Socialist Germany, its institutions and its business practices.
See also: Brady'sBusiness as a System of Power; chapters on Germany, Italy and Japan. N.Y., 1943.
Childs, H.L. and Dodd, W.E.—The Nazi Primer, N.Y., 1938.
A translation of the "Official Handbook for Schooling the Hitler Youth." In simple form including illustrations, it is an excellent indication of the guiding principles of the German educational system.
Dennis, Lawrence—The Coming American Fascism, N.Y., 1936.The Dynamics of War and Revolution, N.Y., 1940.
Two books by the only fascist theorist in America.
Fraenkel, Ernest—The Dual State: A Contribution to the Theory of Dictatorship,N.Y., 1941.
By distinguishing between the "Prerogative State" and the "Normative State," the author gives an effective account of the attempt of the Nazis to acknowledge an indispensable, if minimal, legal order, which was, comparatively speaking, independent of the extra-legal realm of violence.
Hartshorne, E.Y.—The German Universities and National Socialism, Cambridge, 1937.
A carefully documented account of what happened in the various branches and departments of German universities under the Nazis.
Hitler, Adolph—My Battle, N.Y., 1939.
Hitler's own vitriolic account of his attempt to rise to power.
Lasswell, Harold D.—"The Garrison State,"American Journal of Sociology, Chicago, Vol. XLVI, 1940-41, pp. 455-468.
A brief but incisive discussion of the structure of fascism.
Lilge, Frederic—The Abuse of Learning: The Failure of the German University,N.Y., 1948.
A philosophical history of higher education in Germany, concluding with its fascist evolution.
Matteotti, Giacomo—The Fascist Exposed: A Year of Fascist Domination, London, 1924.
A factual account by a liberal, who, until murdered, was a member of the Italian Senate.
Minio-Paluello, L.—Education in Fascist Italy, N.Y., 1946.
A detailed discussion of fascist education, including an historical introduction to pre-fascist education.
Neumann, Franz—Behemoth: The Structure and Practice of National Socialism, N.Y., 1942.
Probably the most comprehensive and definitive statement in English of the functioning of National Socialism. It concentrates especially on the political and economic aspects of Nazism.
Pinthus, Kurt—"Culture Under Nazi Germany,"The American Scholar, Vol. IX, N.Y., 1940, pp. 483-498.
A valuable treatment of the inner character of the arts and letters and of what happened to their publics under the Nazis.
Sabine, G.H.—A History of Political Theory, N.Y., 1950.
A brief chapter on "Fascism" gives an excellent balanced account of its fundamentals.
Salvemini, Gaetano—The Fascist Dictatorship in Italy, N.Y., 1927.Under the Axe of Fascism, N.Y., 1936.
An eminent Italian historian writes vividly and perceptively on Italian Fascism.
Schneider, Herbert W.—Making the Fascist State, N.Y., 1928.
An early, but well considered, account of the rise of Italian fascism.
Silone, Ignazio—Fontamara, Verona, 1951.
The best novel on Italian fascism.
Spender, Stephen—European Witness, N.Y., 1946.
Note especially the analysis of Goebbel's novel,Michael.
Trevor-Roper, H.R.—The Last Days of Hitler, N.Y., 1946.
An intimate portrayal of Hitler and his entourage from the time of the beginning of the collapse of the Nazi armies. Especially good on the rift between the politicians and the military.
The catastrophe and holocaust brought about by the two powerful movements of fascism and national socialism will mark human life always. Now, as we feel our hatred for them, we find it difficult to understand how they could have been so powerful, how they could have appealed so strongly to millions of people of a modern age.
And the documents whereby we could understand these philosophies have been lost—except as they are now gathered here in one convenient volume.
To understand our own times, it is necessary to understand these movements. And to understand them, we must read the basic philosophical and political documents which show the force of the ideas which moved a world to the brink of disaster.
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