Fascism: Why Not Here?

Title Page, Other Works, Copyright Page, Dedication

FASCISM ALSO BY BRIAN E. FOGARTY War, Peace, and the Social Order (Westview, 2000) RELATED TITLES FROM POTOMAC BOOKS, INC. The Four Freedoms Under Siege: The Clear and Present Danger from Our National Security State—Marcus Raskin and Robert Spero Getting Away with Torture: Secret Government, War Crimes, and the Rule of Law—Christopher H. Pyle WHY NOT HERE? FASCISM BRIAN E. FOGARTY Potomac Books, Inc. Washington, D.C. Copyright © 2009 by Brian E. Fogarty Published in the United States by Potomac Books, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Fogarty, Brian E. Fascism : why not here? / Brian E. Fogarty. — 1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-59797-223-9 (alk. paper) 1. Political culture—United States. 2. Fascism—United States. 3. National characteristics, American. 4. United States—Civilization. 5. United States—Politics and government—1989– 6. Political culture—Germany—History—20th century. 7. Fascism—Germany—History—20th century. 8. Germany—Politics and government— 1918–1933. 9. Germany—Politics and government—1933–1945. 10. National characteristics, German. I. Title. E183.F64 2009 306.20973--dc22 2009015028 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper that meets the American National Standards Institute Z39-48 Standard. Potomac Books, Inc. 22841 Quicksilver Drive Dulles, Virginia 20166 First Edition 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 In Memoriam Edward T. Fogarty September 30, 1922–June 6, 1944 This page intentionally left blank ...