"This book surveys the history of fascism in the United States from the 1930s to the present, examining the rise of right-wing groups from the interwar period to the Trump era, along with the response of antifascists. A timely contribution, Fascism in America will interest scholars and general readers alike"--

Introduction: Fascism in America: Past and Present Gavriel D. Rosenfeld and Janet Ward; Part I. Strategic Thinking about Fascism: 1. Liberalism in crisis: what is fascism and where does it come from? Geoff Eley; 2. Anarchy and the state of nature in Donald Trump's America and Adolf Hitler's Germany Thomas Weber; 3. 'America first': nationalism, nativism and the fascism question, 1880¿2020 Matthew Specter and Varsha Venkatasubramanian; Part II. Homegrown Nazis: 4. The American Fascists Linda Gordon; 5. Hitler at the ballot box? Support for fascism among American elected officials Bradley W. Hart; 6. Fascism and antisemitism in 1930s America: the genocidal vision of the silver shirts Richard Steigmann-Gall; Part III. White Anti-Democratic Violence and Black Antifascist Activism: 7. Vigilantism and fascism in the Pacific Northwest: an insurgent tradition renewed Alexander Reid Ross; 8. 'A heritage of fascists without labels': black antifascism and the productive politics of analogy Anna F. Duensing; 9. 'No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA': African American activists fight fascism, 1960¿1980s Ousmane K. Power-Greene; Part IV. Countering Fascism in Culture and Policy: 10. Fascism in American culture: how alternate a history? Gavriel D. Rosenfeld; 11. Concentration camps in Trump's America? Marla Stone; 12. Formulating policy responses to the right-wing threat Cynthia Miller-Idriss; Epilogue Ruth Ben-Ghiat.