Personas of Revolutionary Terror in Russian Fiction and Memoirs from Dostoevsky to Zenzinov
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Subjects and Occasions
Articles, Comment Pieces, and Reviews on the Far Right and Other Matters. Vol. 1
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This collection brings together diverse short pieces such as book reviews, interviews, op-eds, historical and literary-critical articles, and reports for monitoring organizations. Drawing on Matthew Feldman’s experience as literary scholar, intellectual historian, and political consultant, it follows the development of different forms of radicalism, especially far-right movements, fascist ideology, and terrorism during the “long twentieth century.” Using the examples of intellectuals such as Samuel Beckett and Albert Camus, scholars such as the Holocaust historian Detlef Mühlberger, as well as politicians such as Nick Griffin or Donald Trump, Subjects and Occasions collects texts written over more than a generation . Feldman draws connections between academic and practical knowledge, as he strives to enhance public understanding and sounding a call for civil courage needed to maintain the intrinsic value of each human life.
Described by the Press Association as "the leading expert on the radical right", Matthew Feldman is a writer, consultant, and Emeritus Professor in the Modern History of Ideas. Based in the UK, a longstanding feature of his work is public engagement and policy-based impact, including briefings for various governmental bodies, reports for leading NGOs, expert testimony in more than two dozen radical right trials, and more than 750 media interviews. He is the author or editor of more than 20 books, including five book-length studies and more than 40 peer-reviewed articles or academic book chapters. This is his third collection of essays with ibidem, following Falsifying Beckett (2015) and Politics, Intellectuals and Faith (2020). He is the Director of Academic Consulting Services, and is currently writing a global history of fascism for Yale University Press.
