The political discourse of extreme right in western europe in the light of "classical" fascism: the case of the front national in france

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2007
Usta, Utku
The prime objective of this thesis is to grasp the terms of continuity and discontinuity between classical fascism and the contemporary extreme right in Western Europe. With respect to a hypothetical ideal type of fascism, the study will exclusively focus on French Front National case and try to unveil its historical and ideological linkages to the fascist rules in Italy and Germany during the inter-war years. While doing this, the transformation (if any) which certain elements of the extreme right rhetoric went through, will also be examined.

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U. Usta, “The political discourse of extreme right in western europe in the light of “classical” fascism: the case of the front national in france,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2007.