| Superman Supreme: Fascist Body as Political Icon - Global Fascism Contributor(s): Mangan, J. A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0714649554 ISBN-13: 9780714649559 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $275.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2000 Annotation: This volume dealing with the male body in the iconography of fascism reflects an ambition rather than an achievement. The supremacy of the global fascist superman never became a reality but was certainly an intention. This work explores the use of the image of the male body for this purpose in European, American and Asian fascism of varying degrees and various interpretations, and the differences and similarities involved. Among the similarities isthe fact that sport in all the cases in this volume was at the centre of the induction of the male body (and mind) into martial self-sacrifice. Sport was an important part of fascist socialization. The reasons are not hard to find. Sport develops muscle and muscle is equated with power - literally and metaphorically. War, the essence of fascism, demands physical fitness and sport helps promote this fitness. Competitive sport can help develop attitudes of aggression and aggression is essential in war. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History |
| Dewey: 704.942 |
| LCCN: 99058056 |
| Series: Sport in the Global Society |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6.1" W x 8.56" (1.14 lbs) 272 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The supremacy of the global fascist superman never became a reality but was certainly an intention. This work explores the use of the image of the male body in European, American and Asian fascism of varying degrees and various interpretations, and the differences and similarities involved. |