"Something wicked this way comes": the neo-fascist mobilization of Martin Heidegger in the Nationalist International.
This essay examines the role of Martin Heidegger's philosophy in the ideology of what the author calls the "Nationalist International," a loosely affiliated international network of "New" Right, nationalist, alt-right, and neo-fascist groups. The author argues that thought leaders of this movement,...
| Publicado en: | Studies in East European Thought Vol. 78; no. 1/2; pp. 93 - 130 |
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