EAN: 9781612197036

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In the wake of tragic events in Charlottesville VA and Donald Trump's initial refusal to denounce the white nationalists behind it all the antifa opposition movement is suddenly appearing everywhere. But what is it precisely? And where did it come from? As long as there has been fascism there has been anti-fascism - also known as antifa. Born out of resistance to Mussolini and Hitler in Europe during the 1920s and '30s the antifa movement has suddenly burst into the headlines amidst opposition to the Trump administration and the alt-right. They could be seen in news reports often clad all in black with balaclavas covering their faces demonstrating at the presidential inauguration and on California college campuses protesting far-right speakers and most recently on the streets of Charlottesville VA protecting among others a group of ministers including Cornel West from neo-Nazi violence. (West would later tell reporters The anti-fascists saved our lives.) Simply antifa aims to deny fascists the opportunity to promote their oppressive politics and to protect tolerant communities from acts of violence promulgated by fascists. Critics say shutting down political adversaries is anti-democratic antifa adherents argue that the horrors of fascism must never be allowed the slightest chance to triumph again. In a smart and gripping investigation historian and former Occupy Wall Street organizer Mark Bray provides a detailed survey of the full history of anti-fascism from its origins to the present day - the first transnational history of postwar anti-fascism in English. Based on interviews with anti-fascists from around the world Antifa details the tactics of the movement and the philosophy behind it offering insight into the growing but little-understood resistance fighting back against fascism in all its guises.

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