Mark Bray
@mark-bray.bsky.social
Historian @ruhistorydept.bsky.social
4b) And why did the transnational concept of ‘The Left’ emerge according to Fronczak?
Fascism.
In other words, the need to unite against fascism gave birth to an expansive notion of antifascism beyond Italy and to the very idea of ‘The Left’ itself.
Fascism.
In other words, the need to unite against fascism gave birth to an expansive notion of antifascism beyond Italy and to the very idea of ‘The Left’ itself.
January 15, 2026 at 1:09 PM
4b) And why did the transnational concept of ‘The Left’ emerge according to Fronczak?
Fascism.
In other words, the need to unite against fascism gave birth to an expansive notion of antifascism beyond Italy and to the very idea of ‘The Left’ itself.
Fascism.
In other words, the need to unite against fascism gave birth to an expansive notion of antifascism beyond Italy and to the very idea of ‘The Left’ itself.
4a) But the biggest contribution from Everything is Possible is:
the argument that ‘The Left’ as we think of it today—as an amorphous, transnational collectivity—only dates from the mid 1930s. Prior to that, the term was mainly used for particular groups of politicians in a few countries.
the argument that ‘The Left’ as we think of it today—as an amorphous, transnational collectivity—only dates from the mid 1930s. Prior to that, the term was mainly used for particular groups of politicians in a few countries.
January 15, 2026 at 1:03 PM
4a) But the biggest contribution from Everything is Possible is:
the argument that ‘The Left’ as we think of it today—as an amorphous, transnational collectivity—only dates from the mid 1930s. Prior to that, the term was mainly used for particular groups of politicians in a few countries.
the argument that ‘The Left’ as we think of it today—as an amorphous, transnational collectivity—only dates from the mid 1930s. Prior to that, the term was mainly used for particular groups of politicians in a few countries.
4) Everything is Possible by Joseph Fronczak is one my favorite histories of antifascism.
He shows how fascism and antifascism were political categories largely confined to Italy and the Italian diaspora prior to the mid 1930s.
He shows how fascism and antifascism were political categories largely confined to Italy and the Italian diaspora prior to the mid 1930s.
January 15, 2026 at 12:56 PM
4) Everything is Possible by Joseph Fronczak is one my favorite histories of antifascism.
He shows how fascism and antifascism were political categories largely confined to Italy and the Italian diaspora prior to the mid 1930s.
He shows how fascism and antifascism were political categories largely confined to Italy and the Italian diaspora prior to the mid 1930s.
So I was forced to pause this thread when the topic I was teaching came crashing into my life forcing me out of my home and eventually to Spain where I am now.
The semester is over but I have some time so I figured I'd continue with new posts now and then...
The semester is over but I have some time so I figured I'd continue with new posts now and then...
January 15, 2026 at 12:43 PM
So I was forced to pause this thread when the topic I was teaching came crashing into my life forcing me out of my home and eventually to Spain where I am now.
The semester is over but I have some time so I figured I'd continue with new posts now and then...
The semester is over but I have some time so I figured I'd continue with new posts now and then...
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
December 22, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
December 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM