Hyslop, JonathanBrasken, KasperRoos, Neil2023-07-112022Jonathan Hyslop, Kasper Braskén & Neil Roos (2022) Political and Intellectual Lineages of Southern African Anti-Fascism, South African Historical Journal, 74:1, 1-29, DOI: 10.1080/02582473.2022.2077418.0258-2473 (print)1726-1686 (online)10.1080/02582473.2022.2077418http://hdl.handle.net/2263/91328The article is the introduction to a special issue of the South African Historical Journal on anti-fascism. It starts by explaining the contemporary relevance of the subject. It then places Southern Africa within the contemporary historiographical debates on anti-fascism. The article provides a broad overview of the history of the anti-fascist political ideas and practice within the region. It examines in detail both the impact of ‘historical’ anti-fascism in the era of Mussolini, Hitler and Franco, and how notions of anti-fascism subsequently impacted on the national liberation movements and in the post-colonial era.en© 2022 Southern African Historical Society. This is an electronic version of an article published in South African Historical Journal, vol. 74, no. 1, pp. 1-29, 2022, DOI: 10.1080/02582473.2022.2077418. South African Historical Journal is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rshj20.Anti-fascismNational liberation movementsSouth Africa (SA)ZimbabwePortuguese colonialismPostprint Article