A great deal of effort has been expended by Anglo-American scholars in an attempt to isolate past and contemporary -fascisms, - -neofascisms, - -cryptofascisms, - and -latent- fascisms in the modern world. A. James Gregor's Phoenix: Fascism in Our Time offers an insightful history of the intellectual rationale for Benito Mussolini's fascism. His work examines the complex rationale provided by major Italian intellectuals. The book provides a list of recurrent features that helps to identify the generic phenomenon.

This lucid account reviews seriously neglected aspects of...