This Is Fascism ('brilliant' Alastair Campbell, The Rest Is Politics)

By (author) Smits, Rosan
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A bestseller in the Netherlands, this urgent book outlines how fascism has returned to Europe in the 21st century - and how we can stop it
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A #1 bestseller in the Netherlands, this urgent book explains why fascism has returned to Europe in the 21st century - and how we can stop it.

''Brilliant'' Alastair Campbell on The Rest Is Politics
''Excellent'' Timothy Snyder
''Definitive'' Jason Stanley
''Chilling'' Paul Mason
''A distress signal'' Rutger Bregman

Fascism is back. This time no swastikas, Nazi flags, or deadly bureaucracy, but MAGA hats, right-wing extremist memes, and a triumphant fist held high. For the first time in modern history, far right parties in some European countries have won a larger share of the votes than the Conservatives and the Social Democrats.

But how do fascists mobilise citizens? How has fascism become normalised in Europe again? And how do we stop it?

Table of contents:
Introduction: Introduction Part 1: This is fascism 1: The fascist playbook Part 2: Today''s fascism 2: Fascism has a new face: the Trump regime 3: Fascist patterns in Europe today 4: A case study: the fascist playbook in the Netherlands Part 3: Building a dam against fascism 5: Together against fascism 6: The foundations: politics that fight back 7: The protective layer: resilient journalism 8: The barrier: society in solidarity
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''Brilliant''
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''This book is a distress signal. Rosan Smits makes it crystal clear how fascism is being normalized at alarming speed. Think it can''t happen in Western democracies? Then read this book - because it already is''
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''A masterful and chilling dissection of the modern ideology of hate''
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''After a decade of debate about the nature of the global far right, Rosan Smits amasses the evidence and the competing analyses to produce a definitive judgment: THIS IS FASCISM. A necessary read to understand the challenge we face now from the xenophobic ideology destroying democracies across the west. We cannot act unless we know what we face and with this work Rosan Smits has settled that question''
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''An excellent read''
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''Few journalists address the major issues of our time. Rosan Smits does. She explains clearly and convincingly what fascism is and why we need to use the word now. A necessary book''
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''This book is a mirror. And we would be foolish not to look''
Biographical note:
Rosan Smits is a political scientist and has conducted research on radicalization and violence in war zones for many years. She led the Conflict Research Unit at the Netherlands Institute of International Relations. Since 2017, she has been deputy editor-in-chief of De Correspondent.