{"product_id":"the-life-of-ideas-9780226841328","title":"The Life of Ideas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA wide-ranging history of the term \"fascism,\" what it has meant, and what it means today.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rise of political figures like the United States' Donald Trump, Hungary's Viktor Orbán, Italy's Giorgia Meloni, and Argentina's Javier Milei has spurred debates over the meaning of the term \"fascist\" and when and whether it is appropriate to use it. The landmark study \u003cem\u003eFascism: The History of a Word\u003c\/em\u003e takes this debate further by tackling its most fundamental questions: How did the terms \"fascism\" and \"fascist\" come to be in the first place? How and in what circumstances have they been used? How can they be understood today? And what are the advantages (or disadvantages) of using \"fascism\" to make sense of interwar authoritarianism as well as contemporary politics? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring the writings and deeds of political leaders, activists, artists, authors, and philosophers, Federico Marcon traces the history of the term's use (and usefulness) in relation to Mussolini's political regime, antifascist resistance, and the quest of postwar historians to develop a definition of a \"fascist minimum.\" This investigation of the semiotics of \"fascism\" also aims to inquire about people's voluntary renunciation of the modern emancipatory ideals of freedom, equality, and solidarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Federico Marcon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780226841328\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20250606\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43552296927293,"sku":"9780226841328","price":52.16,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9780226841328.jpg?v=1788331420","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/the-life-of-ideas-9780226841328","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}