How long does it take to read A History of Fascism 1914–1945?
A History of Fascism 1914–1945 by Stanley G. Payne takes about 11 hours 23 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 23 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1995. 621 pages, about 170,775 words.
23 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 18 hours 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 23 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 7 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Stanely G. payne here presents a full history of fascism in interwar Europe, as well as a survey of fascist theory and postwar fascism. The author examines all major fascist movements as well as other forms of authoritarian nationalism and provides a comprehensive work on generic fascism to date. The book traces the phenomenon of fascism through the history of ideas, previous political movements, and the events of the First World War. Although the focus is principally fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, the book also gives detailed attention to the Romanian Iron Guard, Franco’s Spain, Japan and proto-fascist movements around the globe. The author explores the reasons for both the limits of fascism’s appeal and the historical transcendence of the "fascist era".The inclusion of other forms of authoritarian nationalism lays a foundation for comparative analysis and leads to a more workable definition of authoritarianism. It should be useful reading for students studying the rise of totalitarianism in twentieth-century Europe and for those concerned about the rise of ultranationalism today. (Source: Routledge)
Subjects: Fascism, History
