Holy Legionary Youth : Fascist Activism in Interwar Romania /

Clark, Roland,

Holy Legionary Youth : Fascist Activism in Interwar Romania / Roland Clark. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

The roots of ultra-nationalism -- Youthful justice -- Mobilizing support -- Elections, violence, and discipline -- The power of print -- Iron-clad breasts and lily-white souls -- Salvation and sacrifice -- Rise and fall.

Founded in 1927, Romania's Legion of the Archangel Michael was one of Europe's largest and longest-lived fascist social movements. This book approaches Romanian fascism by asking what membership in the Legion meant to young Romanian men and women. Viewing fascism from below, as a social category that had practical consequences for those who embraced it, the book shows how the personal significance of fascism emerged out of Legionaries' interactions with each other, the state, other political parties, families and friends, and fascist groups abroad.



9780801456343


Legiunea Arhanghelul Mihail.


Fascism--History--Romania--20th century.
Fascism and youth--History--Romania--20th century.
Nationalism--History--Romania--20th century.


Electronic Books.

DR264 / .H659 2015