Mass Psychology of Fascism by Wilhelm Reich - 2008-09-08

New York. 1970. Farrar Straus Giroux. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0374203644. Newly translated from the German by Vincent R. Carfagno. 400 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Betty Crumley. keywords: Psychology Fascism. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Reich's classic study of the mass psychology of fascism is presented in a new English translation. This work, written during the years of the German crisis, 1930-33, and subsequently banned by the Nazis, is a unique contribution to the understanding of one of the crucial phenomena of our times - fascism. In it, Reich applies his clinical knowledge of human character structure to the social and political scene. He firmly repudiates the concept that fascism is the ideology or action of a single individual or nationality, or of any ethnic or political group. He also denies a purely socio-economic explanation as advanced by Marxian ideologists. He understands fascism as the expression of the irrational character structure of the average human… Read More

New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1970. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 400 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Good dust jacket with wear to edges and extremities. Jacket not price clipped. Stated First Printing of the 1970 publication.

Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, 1970. First American Edition; dj w/unclipped price, in mylar; 400 clean, unmarked pages/index. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8 Vo.