1. The Rise of Mussolini and Fascism
... to side with capital or labour; it owns property and yet is exploited by big business. Marxist approaches to fascism all emphasize its links with capitalism. The most influential early definition was that of the Communist International in 1935, which stated that 'Fascism in power is the open, terroristic dictatorship of the most reactionary, the most chauvinistic, the most imperialistic ... elements of finance capitalism. According to the 1935 definition, fascism was not a creation of the capitalists, for it recruited from the petty bourgeoisie, which had real grievances against bi...
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