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Reviewed on February 1, 2003
Gr 7-Up Fascism is the stronger of these two titles, largely because the fascist period was relatively short and was centered in two countries. Downing provides information about its origins, development, and growth, and explains how Hitler and Mussolini created totalitarian states using institutionalized racism as an instrument of power. He also describes how their regimes were defeated and discredited. This title complements Earle Rice Jr.'s The Third Reich: Demise of the Nazi Dream (Lucent, 200...Log In or Sign Up to Read More