ABSTRACT

The supremacy of the global fascist superman never became a reality but was certainly an intention. This work explores the use of the image of the male body in European, American and Asian fascism of varying degrees and various interpretations, and the differences and similarities involved.

chapter |26 pages

Prologue Global Fascism and the Male Body

Ambitions, Similarities and Dissimilarities

chapter 1|35 pages

Model of Masculinity

Mussolini, the ‘New Italian' of the Fascist Era

chapter 2|20 pages

Muscular Anschluss

German Bodies and Austrian Imitators

chapter 3|22 pages

Fascist Political Athletes and the Body Politic

Bulgaria Reborn

chapter 4|15 pages

The Iconic Symbolism of Niels Bukh

Aryan Body Culture, Danish Gymnastics and Nordic Tradition

chapter 6|18 pages

Return to Manhood

The Cult of Masculinity and the British Union of Fascists

chapter 7|18 pages

Bodies from Brazil

Fascist Aesthetics in a South American Setting

chapter 8|24 pages

Militarism, Sacrifice and Emperor Worship

The Expendable Male Body in Fascist Japanese Martial Culture

chapter 9|22 pages

Blue Shirts, Nationalists and Nationalism

Fascism in 1930s China

chapter |9 pages

Epilogue Prometheus

Past, Present, Future