The virtue of a psychological account of National Socialism is that it invites us to think of
fascism as something other than an ideology. A person doesn't become a fascist by reciting …

This article considers The Authoritarian Personality in terms of a consistent argument in
early critical theory—that fascism begins in the family. It explores the foundations of this …

Four basic ideological positions have been identified in the modern world: fascist,
communist, conservative, and liberal (including social-democratic). Studies such as The …

This book takes another step in the direction of Richard Golsan's 1992 collection of essays,
Fascism, Aesthetics, and Culture. Many previous scholars ofthe topic would have agreed …

When writing about any political ideology, the historian is obliged to be critical. It would be a
mistake to take the language of political figures at face value. The formal pronouncements of …

Historians are often allergic to ideas of collective pathology. I do not disagree at all with
these objections and concerns. And yet, this paper stresses the centrality of the book The …

The work began with the problem of trying to define the social and personal characteristics
of the anti-semite in American society. But cven the earliest chapters make it clear that this …

Theories of fascism continue to rely upon 'authoritarian personality'or 'genocidal models of
fascist ideologues and their ideas. But not all fascist leaders were attracted to fascism for …

My point of departure in this essay is earlier research on the authoritarian personality
conducted and published by Theodor Adorno and colleagues in a nearly 1,000 page book …

The theme of this study is the political thought of Theodor Adorno, focusing on his
contributions to rightwing radicalism and authoritarian personality. In the lecture he …