"""Ever since Philosophy of Antifascism, D.Z. Shaw has been investigating the phenomenon of fascism and the practice(s) of antifascist resistance. Although I read some of the 'snapshots' of this book over the past several years when they were first published as separate interventions, the collected assemblage constitutes a powerful intervention that challenges us to think both fascism and antifascism. The overall result is a synthesis and explication of the 'three way fight' conception of fascism/anti-fascism that truly does provide a genealogy of thinking this terrain. From a critique of the orthodox Dimitrov line, to an interior critique of particular aspects of antifascist praxis, to conceptions of class struggle, to linkages of contemporary fascism with settler-colonialism and gender orthodoxy, to a focus on the limitations of 'liberal anti-fascist' conceptions and practices ... This is an excellent primer on the meaning of fascism and what it means to resist fascism. Most importantly, it is grounded in the perspective of 'embattled communities' who 'resort to self-defence' in opposition to the legal intervention that 'intensifies their social vulnerability.' In a conjuncture where fascistic politics are devoted to generating genocidal death worlds, this book is a timely barometer."" --J. Moufawad-Paul, author of The Communist Necessity and Demarcation and Demystification: Philosophy and Its Limits ""Genealogies of Antifascism travels far beyond introductory and cursory engagements with the nature of fascism and anti-fascism to provide a new generation of militants with the theoretical framework necessary to wage a successful struggle against the resurgent far right. Shaw's collection of essays covers a great deal of ground to critique orthodox Marxist interpretations of fascism, rebuke liberal antifascism, and defend the 'three way fight' conception of the antifascist struggle. Insightful and rigorously argued, this collection is absolutely essential reading."" --Mark Bray, author of Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook ""Most of the scholarship on antifascism focuses on history or movement dynamics with little discussion of the theories that drive these actions. This book fills that void in antifascist theory. The essays and reviews collected here provide a theoretical framework for antifascist activism. Shaw elaborates on the notion of a three way fight between antifascists, fascists, and the state that underpins antifa activism. In doing so, he provides a theoretical depth to understanding the relationships between these movements. This is a must read for anyone who wants to understand the 'why' of militant antifascism."" --Stanislav Vysotsky author of American Antifa: The Tactics, Culture, and Practice of Militant Antifascism"