- ISBN: 9780691044866 | 0691044864
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 7/3/1995
WhenThe Birth of Fascist Ideologywas 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.