How to be a fascist : a manual / Michela Murgia ; translated from the Italian by Alex Valente.
"Democracy is difficult, flawed and unstable. It involves barely distinguishable political parties taking part in lengthy, overcomplicated and expensive decision-making processes. Trying to engage so many people with political issues seems to lead only to complexity and disagreement. So why bother? Doesn't fascism guarantee a more effective and efficient management of the state? In this short, bitingly ironic mixture of On Tyranny and The Psychopath Test, Italian political activist Michela Murgia explores the logic that is attracting increasing numbers of voters to right-wing populism. Far from its origins in the 20th century, fascism is once again on the rise in an age of increased connectivity and globalism. Murgia shows how many of the elements of our society that we might think would combat closed-mindedness and xenophobia actually fan the flames. Closing with a "fascistometer" to measure the reader's own authoritarian inclinations, How to be a Fascist is a refreshingly direct, polemical book that asks us to confront the fascisim in our governments, in our societies, and in our own political leanings"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9780143136057
- ISBN: 0143136054
- Physical Description: 114 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
- Publisher: [New York, New York] : Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2020.
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General Note: | "Originally published in Italian as Istruzioni per diventare fascisti by Einaudi editore s.p.a., Turin"--Title page verso. English language edition first published in Great Britain by Puskin Press 2020. |
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Subject: | Fascism. Ideology. Fascism > Italy. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | 320.533 M976h 2020 (Text) | 33126024451993 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |