| Women and Fascism Contributor(s): Durham, Martin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415122791 ISBN-13: 9780415122795 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1998 Annotation: Despite its popular perception as a predominantly male and misogynist movement, Fascism has, on several occasions, proved able to win large numbers of women both as voters and members. Martin Durham addresses this paradox by dispelling the myth that Fascism uniformly upheld anti-feminist policies that favored keeping women in the home to breed the master race. "Women and Fascism" analyses the rise of women in fascist organizations across Europe from the early twenties to the present, with examples from Germany, Italy and France. The author offers valuable new perspectives on fascist attitudes to women both as voters and members, from their relationship to fascist policies on reproduction and eugenics, to their roles as fundraisers, marchers, leaders and even combatants. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Radicalism - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 320.530 |
| LCCN: 98004916 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.51" W x 8.5" (0.91 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This seminal book challenges the common assumption that fascism is a misogynist movement which has tended to exclude women. Using examples from Germany, Italy and France, Durham analyses the rise of women in fascist organizations across Europe from the early twenties to the present. Unusually, however, the author focuses on British fascism and in doing so he offers valuable new perspectives on fascist attitudes to women. Offering interesting examples of women training in armed combat, and more generally as voters and members of fascist organizations, he highlights women's relationship to fascist policies on birth rate, abortion and eugenics. |