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‘Ideology has been dealt with in literally thousands of books and articles, but (as many other authors also conclude) its definition is as elusive and confused as ever.’ So runs a recent authoritative statement on the subject.1 Since ideology can and does mean different things to different people, it is incumbent at the outset of this essay to explain briefly how the word and the concept are being used.
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Further Reading
A. Cassels, Ideology and International Relations in the Modern World (London, 1996 )
M. Knox, Common Destiny: Dictatorship, Foreign Policy, and War in Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany (Cambridge, 2000)
S. Payne, A History of Fascism, 1914–1945 (London, 1996 )
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Cassels, A. (2003). Ideology. In: Boyce, R., Maiolo, J.A. (eds) The Origins of World War Two. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4039-3738-4_14
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