A stunningly novel account of why populism and fascism are on the rise in the early 21st century. Today we find in the
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Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Paradox of Modernity
PART I THEORY
1.The Concepts: Populism, Nationalism, Fascism, and Nativism
2.The Synthesis: A New Typology of Nationalism
3.Karl Polanyi: Theory and Ambiguity
4.Joseph Schumpeter: Technology and the “Double Movement”
PART II GLOBAL INTERCONNECTIVITY AND THE RISE OF THE MODERN LIBERAL ORDER
5.The Belle Époque: Railroads and Telegraphy
6.The Digital Age: Turbo Jets and Computers
PART III THE DARK SIDE OF GLOBALIZATION
7.Economic Vulnerability: Productive Reorganization and Financial Crises
8.Information Overload: Mass Media and Fake News
9.Foreign Fears: Immigration and Global Terror
PART IV ANTI-GLOBALIZATION
10.From Globalization to the Nation
11.The Turn Inward: Nativism and Fascism
PART V POSTWAR PEACE
12.The Concert of Europe
13.The Bretton Woods Era
Conclusion: Using History as a Guide
Notes
Bibliography
Index