Why There Are Certain Parallels Between Joachim C. Fest’s Hitler-Biography and Michael Wolff’s Trump-Book

  • Christian Fuchs University of Westminster, Westminster Institute for Advanced Studies & Communication and Media Research Institute
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31269/triplec.v16i1.1007
Keywords: Donald Trump, Joachim C. Fest, Hitler, Michael Wolff, authoritarian capitalism

Abstract

Joachim C. Fest published one of the most widely read Hitler biographies in 1973. Are there parallels of its analytical approach to Michael Wolff’s “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House”?

Author Biography

Christian Fuchs, University of Westminster, Westminster Institute for Advanced Studies & Communication and Media Research Institute

Christian Fuchs is professor at the University of Westminster.  He is co-editor of tripleC: JCommunication, Capitalism & Critique. He holds a venia docendi in the field of ICTs and society.
His research interests are: critical theory, social theory, Internet and society, social media and society, media and society, ICTs and society, information society theory/research, political economy. He is author of many publications in these fields.
URL: http://fuchs.uti.at

Published
2018-02-25
Issue
Vol 16 No 1 (2018)
Section
Reflections (Non Peer-Reviewed)

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