University of Denver Digital Commons @ DU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Graduate Studies 1-1-2013 Spectacle, Sacrifice and the State: The Legacy of urE opean Fascism and the Revival of Martyrdom in the Modern World Gerald Robert Pace University of Denver Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd Part of the Comparative Politics Commons, and the International and Area Studies Commons Recommended Citation Pace, Gerald Robert, "Spectacle, Sacrifice and the State: The Legacy of urE opean Fascism and the Revival of Martyrdom in the Modern World" (2013). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 493. https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/493 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Studies at Digital Commons @ DU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ DU. For more information, please contact
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[email protected]. Spectacle, Sacrifice and the State: The Legacy of European Fascism and the Revival of Martyrdom in the Modern World __________ A Dissertation Presented to The Faculty of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies University of Denver __________ In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy __________ By Gerald Robert Pace March 2013 Advisor: Micheline Ishay, Ph.D. © Copyright by Gerald Robert Pace 2013 All Rights Reserved ii Author: Gerald Robert Pace Title: Spectacle, Sacrifice and the State: The Legacy of European Fascism and the Revival of Martyrdom in the Modern World Advisor: Micheline Ishay, Ph.D. Degree Date: March 2013 Abstract The rise of political martyrdom in the contemporary world is not a new phenomenon but can be traced back to at least the early Twentieth Century with the rise of European Fascist movements.