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Ian Rapley

Dr. Ian Rapley is a lecturer in East Asian history at Cardiff University, United Kingdom
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Can History Tell Us Whether Trumpism Is A Fascist Movement?

Four lessons from Japan’s journey to war in the 1930s say that we should be asking other questions

February 11, 2021 • by Ian Rapley
"In other words, left unaddressed, the danger is that the ideas and networks behind January 6th’s events will resurface again. "...

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