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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826281303321

Autore

Furlong Paul

Titolo

Social and political thought of Julius Evola / / Paul Furlong

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Routledge, 2011

ISBN

1-136-72548-2

1-283-24166-8

9786613241665

1-136-72549-0

0-203-81691-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Collana

Extremism and democracy

Classificazione

POL000000POL007000POL015000

Disciplina

320.092

320.5309450904

Soggetti

Authoritarianism

Right and left (Political science)

Political science - Italy - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [155]-170) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Social and Political Thought of Julius Evola; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction: Evola in context; 2 Magic, idealism and the need for the absolute; 3 Tradition and history; 4 'A rigorous political doctrine'; 5 Nations, nationalism, empire and Europe; 6 The strategy for the right: Men and ruins; 7 Race, sex and  anti-Semitism; 8 Conclusion: Evola and modern conservatism; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

"Julius Evola's writing covered a vast range of subjects, from a distinctive and categorical ideological outlook and has been extremely influential on a significant number of extreme right thinkers, activists and organisations. This book is the first full length study in English to present his political thought to a wider audience, beyond that of his followers and sympathisers, and to bring into the open the study of a neglected strand of contemporary Western thought, that of traditionalism"--