The birth of fascist ideology : from cultural rebellion to political revolution

When "The Birth of Fascist Ideology" was first published in 1989 in France and in 1993 in Italy, it aroused a storm of response, both positive and negative.

In Sternhell's view, fascism was much more than an episode in the history of Italy.

He argues here that it possessed a coherent ideology with deep roots in European civilization.

Long before fascism became a political force, he maintains, it was a major cultural phenomenon.