There are few more challenging tests of fascist core-periphery topographies than the case of interwar Greece. Greece can claim no significant fascist movement in the interwar years; no significant fascist political party; and no dictatorial regime inspired by a genuinely revolutionary ultranationalist vision. In the last category, the only possible candidate, the 4th of August dictatorial regime headed by the retired general Ioannis Metaxas, was established late (1936) and lasted only for a few short years until the death of the dictator (January 1941). The contributions to this special issue on interwar Greece feature not only diverse aspects of the Metaxas regime but also offer broader perspectives on the ideological and political dynamics of fascism across the 1920s and 1930s. This special issue intends to build bridges between historical and sociological approaches; between the study of ideas and the analysis of policies; between contextual specificities and international trends; and, in the end, between recent historiographies of generic fascism and of modern Greek history. Collectively, the contributions also evince a plea to take the fascist experience and the potential for radical ruptures in interwar Greece more seriously.

很少有比两次世界大战之间的希腊案例更具挑战性的法西斯核心-边缘地形测试了。希腊可以声称在两次世界大战之间没有发生重大的法西斯运动；没有重要的法西斯政党；也没有真正革命的极端民族主义愿景激发的独裁政权。在最后一类中，唯一可能的候选人，即由退役将军扬尼斯·梅塔克萨斯领导的 8 月 4 日独裁政权，成立较晚（1936 年），仅持续了短短几年，直到独裁者去世（1941 年 1 月）。对这期关于两次世界大战之间希腊的特刊的贡献不仅涵盖了梅塔克萨斯政权的不同方面，而且还提供了关于 1920 年代和 1930 年代法西斯主义意识形态和政治动态的更广阔视角。本期特刊旨在在历史学和社会学方法之间架起桥梁；在思想研究和政策分析之间；背景特殊性和国际趋势之间；最后，在最近的一般法西斯主义史学和现代希腊史之间。总的来说，这些贡献也表明了一种呼吁，即更认真地对待法西斯的经历和两次世界大战之间希腊发生激进决裂的可能性。