{"product_id":"totalitarian-experiment-in-twentieth-century-europe","title":"Totalitarian Experiment in Twentieth Century Europe","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy developing a long-term supranational perspective, this ambitious, multi-faceted work provides a new understanding of ‘totalitarianism’, the troubling common element linking Soviet communism, Italian fascism and German Nazism. The book’s original analysis of antecedent ideas on the subject sheds light on the common origins and practices of the regimes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough this fresh appreciation of their initial frame of mind, Roberts demonstrates how the three political experiments yielded unprecedented collective mobilization but also a characteristic combination of radicalization, myth-making, and failure. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProviding deep historical analysis, the book proves that 'totalitarianism' best characterizes the common features in the originating aspirations, the mode of action and even the outcomes of Soviet communism, Italian fascism and German Nazism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy enhancing our knowledge of what ‘totalitarianism’ was and where it came from, Roberts affords important lessons about the ongoing challenges, possibilities, and dangers of the modern political experiment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54255684223320,"sku":"9780415192781","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415192781.jpg?v=1769553934","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/totalitarian-experiment-in-twentieth-century-europe","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}