Chapter six in Gregor's book examines the philosophical basis of fascist corporatism - a project that Gregor takes as at the core of the fascist philosophic enterprise. Formulated by men like Ugo Spirito and Sergio Panunzio, it was ultimately based on the Idealism (called 'Actualism') of Giovanni G...
Though this book contains the usual perversities one has come to expect from Gregor (e.g., the claim that the Salò Republic was populated by as many anti-fascists as fanatics [!:]; or that some of the movements he covers are not neofascist..., largely because they resemble National Socialism; or tha...
This short little book on the primary Fascist theorist and ideologue, Giovanni Gentile ( -- who comes, like Croce and Stefanini, out of the Subjectivist school of Italian idealism), is a tour du force, and I recommend it highly to anyone interested in the subject of Fascist thought.This book contai...
I've read enough of this book now. (It is worth recalling David Hume's quip, who said: "I don't read books...; I read IN them".) It is not Gregor's best book (I am a great admirer of Gregor). It is in turn strident, cranky, and repetitive. That said, I believe his thesis is fundamentally correct...
Brilliant -- dense study of the intellectual origins of Italian fascism