In the shadow of Hitler : personalities of the right in Central and Eastern Europe
Rebecca Haynes (Editor), Martyn C. Rady (Editor)
Many important right-wing political figures from the late nineteenth century and inter-war period have been over-shadowed in history by Nazi Germany and Adolf Hitler. In this book, the author assesses the careers of seventeen of the most important figures in right-wing politics in Central and Eastern Europe during this period.
1 volume ; 22 cm
9781780768083, 1780768087
1063516032
Table of contents:Chapter 1: Political Modernization and the Cultural Production of ‘Personalities of the Right’ in Interwar EuropeChapter 2: Gabriele D’Annunzio: From Aestheticism to Anarchy: The Poet as PoliticianChapter 3: ‘From my point of view, I never ceased being a good Austrian!’ The Ideology and Career of Edmund Glaise-HorstenauChapter 4: A Scandinavian Erratic amidst the Ruins of Empires. The Finnish CaseChapter 5: Ion Antonescu: the Paradoxes of his Regime: RomaniaChapter 6: The Christian Social Roots of Jozef Tiso’s RadicalismChapter 7: The Willing Bystanders: Dimitrije Ljoti?, ‘Shield Collaboration’ and the Destruction of Serbia’s JewsChapter 8: Founding Father of Modern Poland or Nationalist Anti-Semite? Roman DmowskiChapter 9: The Czechoslovak Sphinx: ‘Moderate and Reasonable Konrad Henlein’Chapter 10: Corneliu Zelea CodreanuChapter 11: Cécile Tormay: A Gentlewoman in the Graveyard of the HunchbacksChapter 12: ‘For Us, beloved Commander, You will never die!’ Mourning Jure Franceti?, Ustasha Death Squad LeaderChapter 13: Theodor Fritsch: The ‘Godfather’ of German Anti-SemitismChapter 14: Ferenc Szálasi, ‘Hungarism’ and the Arrow CrossChapter 15: ‘Leader’ or ‘Devil’? Milan Stojadinovi?, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia and his IdeologyChapter 16: Stepan Bandera: In Search of a Ukraine for the UkrainiansChapter 17: Hitler’s Hero: Georg von Schönerer and the Origins of NazismChapter 18: Gyula Gömbös: An Outsider's Attempt at Radical ReformConclusion
Originally published: 2011