{"product_id":"fascism","title":"Fascism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThese concise guides are an antidote to confusion, tracing major political ideas from their origins to today''s headlines.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHitler''s salute. Mussolini''s glare. The swastika. The jackboot. These symbols of fascism''s past loom large in the popular imagination - so why is the word itself so hard to define?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnlike most major political ideologies, fascism has no clear-cut intellectual foundation. It appeals to some of the very darkest instincts in human nature: the hatred of difference, the desire to control, the delight in violence. The story of fascism shows us what happens when these instincts consume entire nations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFascism: The Story of an Idea\u003c\/i\u003e, Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey lay out in clear and accessible terms the origins of fascism: what happened, how it happened and why. It is only by understanding fascism''s beginnings that we can start to understand what it means today - and guard against those who seek its return.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57395167199614,"sku":"NW9781399612920","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781399612920.jpg?v=1778668566","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/fascism","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}