War Veterans, Fascism, and Para-Fascist Departures in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, 1918–1941
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13060586 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Paul Newman (0000-0002-1741-2680, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 42-74 |
| Publication date | 2017-06-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Fascism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2211-6249 • E-ISSN: 2211-6257 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/22116257-00601003 |
| OpenAlex | W2724156419 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 2 |
This article discusses the role played by war veterans in the various fascist and para-fascist groups present in Yugoslavia in the interwar period. The article finds that significant numbers of veterans and the nationalist associations to which they belonged contributed to proposed or actual departures from the democratic norm in interwar Yugoslavia, and were especially supportive of King Aleksandar Karadjordjevic’s dictatorship of 1929–1934. In this respect, they could be termed ‘para-fascist’. The article also notes that whilst the two groups typically identified in the literature as ‘fascist’, the Croatian Ustashe and Serbian/Yugoslav Zbor, fit into the ‘second-wave’ of 1930s fascist forces not usually marked by a strong presence of First World War veterans, their membership and ideological organisation were nevertheless significantly influenced by both the traditions of the war and the men who fought in it
Ancient history · Democracy · Dictatorship · Economic history · Ideology · Interwar period · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Serbian · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · World War II · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · Demography · History · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society · Law · Philosophy · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |