Author: Madeleine Albright
- Non-Fiction
- Editorial Paidós
- ISBN: 978-8449334887
- Release Date: 09-25-2020
Synopsis
El siglo XX se define por el choque entre la democracia y el fascimso, una lucha en la que estaba en juego la supervivencia de la libertad humana y que dejó millones de muertos. Vistos los horrores de esa experiencia, cabría esperar que el mundo rechazara a los sucesores espirituales de Hitler y Mussolini si surgieran en nuestra época. Madeleine Albright recurre a sus experiencias de infancia en una Europa devastada por la guerra y a su distinguida carrera como diplomática para cuestionar esa suposición.
El fascismo, tal como constata Albright, no solo sobrevivió durante el siglo XX, sino que ahora supone una amenaza más virulenta que en cualquier otro momento desde el final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, pues determinados factores están debilitando el poder político en muchos países y propiciando el resurgimiento de regímenes extremistas.
Escrito por alguien que no solo estudió historia sino que ayudó a darle forma, Fascismo es una llamada a la acción que nos enseña las lecciones que debemos comprender y las preguntas que debemos responder si queremos evitar la repetición de los trágicos errores del pasado.
Un análisis personal y urgente sobre el fascismo en el siglo XX y cómo su amenaza configura el mundo de hoy.
A personal and urgent examination of Fascism in the twentieth century and how its legacy shapes today's world, written by one of America's most admired public servants, the first woman to serve as U.S. secretary of state
A Fascist, observes Madeleine Albright, "is someone who claims to speak for a whole nation or group, is utterly unconcerned with the rights of others, and is willing to use violence and whatever other means are necessary to achieve the goals he or she might have."
The twentieth century was defined by the clash between democracy and Fascism, a struggle that created uncertainty about the survival of human freedom and left millions dead. Given the horrors of that experience, one might expect the world to reject the spiritual successors to Hitler and Mussolini should they arise in our era. In
Fascism: A Warning, Madeleine Albright draws on her experiences as a child in war-torn Europe and her distinguished career as a diplomat to question that assumption.
Fascism, as she shows, not only endured through the twentieth century but now presents a more virulent threat to peace and justice than at any time since the end of World War II. The momentum toward democracy that swept the world when the Berlin Wall fell has gone into reverse.
The United States, which historically championed the free world, is led by a president who exacerbates division and heaps scorn on democratic institutions. In many countries, economic, technological, and cultural factors are weakening the political center and empowering the extremes of right and left. Contemporary leaders such as Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un are employing many of the tactics used by Fascists in the 1920s and 30s.
Fascism: A Warning
is a book for our times that is relevant to all times. Written by someone who has not only studied history but helped to shape it, this call to arms teaches us the lessons we must understand and the questions we must answer if we are to save ourselves from repeating the tragic errors of the past.
