Explorations in Ethnic Studies
Orginal Publication Date
1982
Journal Title
Explorations in Ethnic Studies
Volume
5
Issue
ees/vol5/iss1
First Page
3
Last Page
25
Abstract
The Italians may have given us the word “fascismo,” but whether we use that word or the Spanish ”falangismo” or the German “National Socialism” (Naziism) we are talking about a form of social organization which has a complex history. Indeed, many persons wrongly believe that fascism as a political system first achieved state power in Italy in the 1920s. However, fascism in modern times first achieved independent (sovereign) power in the Americas -- in the Argentina of Juan Manuel de Rosas (1830s) and in the Confederate States of America (1860-1865).
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