British Fascism The Labour Movement And The State

Author : N. Copsey,D. Renton
Publisher : Springer
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2005-04-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230522763

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British Fascism, the Labour Movement and the State by N. Copsey,D. Renton Pdf

Considerable attention has been paid to far-right parties and their leaders, Oswald Mosley, A. K. Chesterton, John Tyndall and Nick Griffin. But what about the forces that have been organised in opposition to fascism in Britain? British Fascism, the Labour Movement and the State brings together the leading historians in the field to trace the history of labour movement responses to the far-right from the 1920s to the present. It examines the rise and fall of different fascist groups in terms of wider social processes, above all the hostility of the labour movement, left-wing parties, the women's movement and the trade unions.

Author : N. Copsey
Publisher : Springer
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230227859

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Contemporary British Fascism by N. Copsey Pdf

No other political party in the history of Britain's fascist tradition has been as successful at the ballot box as today's British National Party (BNP). This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Contemporary British Fascism offers an in-depth study of the BNP and its quest for social and political legitimacy.

Author : John Strachey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1933
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015002722745

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The Menace of Fascism by John Strachey Pdf

Author : N. Copsey,A. Olechnowicz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230282674

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Varieties of Anti-Fascism by N. Copsey,A. Olechnowicz Pdf

This volume examines the varieties of anti-fascism in inter-war Britain. Ordinarily anti-fascism is defined in terms of anti-fascist activism. By extending the scope of the concept, this book breaks new ground. Chapters examine political parties, the state, the media, women, the churches, and intellectuals.

Author : Keith Hodgson
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781847797575

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Fighting fascism: the British Left and the rise of fascism, 1919–39 by Keith Hodgson Pdf

In the years between the two world wars, fascism triumphed in Italy, Germany, Spain and elsewhere, coming to power after intense struggles with the labour movements of those countries. This book, available in paperback for the first time, analyses the way in which the British left responded to this new challenge. How did socialists and communists in Britain explain what fascism was? What did they do to oppose it, and how successful were they? In examining the theories and actions of the Labour Party, the TUC, the Communist Party and other, smaller left-wing groups, the book explains their different approaches, while at the same time highlighting the common thread that ran through all their interpretations of fascism. The author argues that the British left has been largely overlooked in the few specific studies of anti-fascism that exist, with the focus being disproportionately applied to its European counterparts. He also takes issue with recent developments in the study of fascism, and argues that the views of the left, often derided by modern historians, are still relevant today.

Author : Jim Fyrth
Publisher : Lawrence & Wishart
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Communism
ISBN : UCAL:B4432819

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Britain, Fascism, and the Popular Front by Jim Fyrth Pdf

Author : John Strachey
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781504075930

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Socialism Looks Forward by John Strachey Pdf

The author and politician analyzes the troubled state of Britain’s post–World War II political and economic systems, and proposes a solution. When World War II ended for Great Britain in 1945, MP John Strachey wondered what he and his country were going to do with the freedom they had fought for and won. The men who ran the country before the war had taken England so far down the road to disaster that it seemed almost impossible to save. To prevent history from repeating itself, changes needed to be made. In Socialism Looks Forward, Strachey shares his plan to lead Great Britain into a prosperous future in which its people are free from want. Examining both political and economic factors, he breaks down why the system in Britain was in such disrepair prior to World War II, with some of its citizens being even better off during the war. He then outlines his proposed solution—Socialism—explaining what it would be like and how Britain could make it happen. Originally published in 1945, Socialism Looks Forward provides insight into Great Britain’s political and economic history in the post–World War II era, as well as an introduction to Socialist thought.

Author : Nigel Copsey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1138889423

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Rethinking Britain's Far-Right by Nigel Copsey Pdf

The book provides an innovative new approach to understanding the far-right in Britain. Rather than looking at the biographies of the leaders or the historical evolution of the orgainsations or the number of elected representatives, it concentrates instead on the broader impact of the far-right on areas such as the mainstream political parties, governmental policy, local and community politics, the public sphere, culture and transnational forms of right-wing extremism.

Author : Oswald Mosley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1913176231

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The Greater Britain by Oswald Mosley Pdf

The publication of the first edition of 'The Greater Britain' coincided with the formation of the British Union of Fascists by Oswald Mosley in 1932. It provided hope and inspiration for tens of thousands of British men and women seeking an end to the Great Depression - and an alternative to communism and capitalism. In this important book Mosley set out his plans for a new economic order - and a new system of government to implement it. This would involve Britain's withdrawal from the chaos of world markets into a self-sufficient trading area based on Great Britain and her Empire. It was argued that this alone could free the people from exploitation by International Finance which used cheap labour in Asia and the Far East to undercut British and Empire workers - resulting in the destruction of our major industries. The book also outlines an alternative to 'sham democracy' and its replacement by a British Corporate State. Under this proposal all working people would share the profits they helped to create and they would be empowered by voting along vocational rather than 19th. Century geographic lines. Other chapters deal with 'The State and the Citizen', a new concept of public service, and 'Fascism and its Neighbours', the new movement's attitude towards foreign relations and defence. Any understanding of what the Modern Movement really stood for in Great Britain is incomplete without having read 'The Greater Britain'.

Author : John D. Brewer
Publisher : Gower Publishing Company, Limited
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015019951477

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Mosley's Men by John D. Brewer Pdf

An analysis of support for the BUF during the 1930s, with special reference to the West Midlands. Based on interviews with 15 former members, with descriptive statistical analyses and case studies. Mentions the role played by antisemitism in support given the movement. Not all supporters were antisemites, and some even left the movement in protest against antisemitism. Ch. 7 (p. 104-115), "The Birmingham BUF branch and Anti-Semitism, " compares antisemitic activity in Birmingham with other centers of fascist activity.

Author : David Renton
Publisher : Haymarket Books
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781642590043

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The New Authoritarians by David Renton Pdf

The eighteen months between June 2016 and the end of 2017 saw the victory of Leave in Britain’s EU referendum, the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States, and unprecedented support for Marine Le Pen of the Front National in her campaign for the same office in France. Nearly a decade after the great financial crash, it is these figures and the alarmingly confident and radical version of right-wing politics they represent that have gained the initiative over a moribund center and a still weak left. But what exactly does this new reality represent? While some argue that we are hurtling towards fascism in a replay of the 1930s, and others insist there is little substantial change from “politics as usual,” Renton takes a different and more nuanced view. In country after country, under the clouds of economic austerity and post-9/11 Islamophobia, we have seen a convergence between traditional conservatives, the authoritarian far-right, and previously marginal fascists. The result is a new, still emergent, and deeply troubling form of right-wing radicalism, at once more moderate than classical fascism in its political strategy, yet indulgent of the racism of its most extreme components.

Author : Kevin Passmore
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780191508554

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Fascism: A Very Short Introduction by Kevin Passmore Pdf

What is fascism? Is it revolutionary? Or is it reactionary? Can it be both? Fascism is notoriously hard to define. How do we make sense of an ideology that appeals to streetfighters and intellectuals alike? That is overtly macho in style, yet attracts many women? That calls for a return to tradition while maintaining a fascination with technology? And that preaches violence in the name of an ordered society? In the new edition of this Very Short Introduction, Kevin Passmore brilliantly unravels the paradoxes of one of the most important phenomena in the modern world—tracing its origins in the intellectual, political, and social crises of the late nineteenth century, the rise of fascism following World War I, including fascist regimes in Italy and Germany, and the fortunes of 'failed' fascist movements in Eastern Europe, Spain, and the Americas. He also considers fascism in culture, the new interest in transnational research, and the progress of the far right since 2002. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Author : Nigel Copsey
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317397625

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Anti-Fascism in Britain by Nigel Copsey Pdf

Anti-fascism has long been one of the most active and dynamic areas of radical protest and direct action. Yet it is an area of struggle and popular resistance that remains largely unexplored by historians, sociologists and political scientists. Fully revised and updated from its earlier edition, this book continues to provide the definitive account of anti-fascism in Britain from its roots in the 1930s opposition to Oswald Mosley and the British Union of Fascists, to the street demonstrations and online campaigns of the twenty-first century. The author draws on an impressive range of sources including official government, police and security services records, the writings and recollections of activists themselves, and the publications and propaganda of anti-fascist groups and their opponents. The book traces the ideological, tactical and organisational evolution of anti-fascist groups and explores their often complicated relationships with the mainstream and radical left, as well as assessing their effectiveness in combating the extreme right.

Author : Nigel Copsey,John E. Richardson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317539360

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Cultures of Post-War British Fascism by Nigel Copsey,John E. Richardson Pdf

In Post-War Britain cultural interventions were a feature of fascist parties and movements, just as they were in Europe. This book makes a new major contribution to existing scholarship which begins to discuss British fascism as a cultural phenomenon. A collection of essays from leading academics, this book uncovers how a cultural struggle lay at the heart of the hegemonic projects of all varieties of British fascism. Such a cultural struggle is enacted and reflected in the text and talk, music and literature of British fascism. Where other published works have examined the cultural visions of British fascism during the inter-war period, this book is the first to dedicate itself to detailed critical analysis of the post-war cultural landscapes of British fascism. Through discussions of cultural phenomena such as folk music, fashion and neo-nazi fiction, among others, Cultures of Post-War British Fascism builds a picture of Post-War Britain which emphasises the importance of understanding these politics with reference to their corresponding cultural output. This book is essential reading for undergraduates and postgraduates studying far right politics and British history.

Author : Jack Hepworth
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2023-08-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350242395

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‘Preparing for Power’ by Jack Hepworth Pdf

This book employs a history of ideas approach to trace the complex journey of the Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP) and its afterlives. Although the RCP existed for barely two decades, it left a curiously lasting impact on British politics, and its legacies have provoked bewilderment, suspicion, and animosity. Formed as the Revolutionary Communist Tendency in 1978, the RCP represented a distinct and often controversial offshoot of the Trotskyist left. Campaigning principally around 'unconditional support for Irish freedom' and anti-racism, RCP cadres expounded an independent revolutionary politics to supersede capitalism. In the 1990s, however, the RCP leadership ruefully declared that the working class had suffered an historic defeat, and the party dissolved in 1996. Combining wide-ranging archival research and twenty-four life-history interviews with former activists, Preparing for Power examines ideological continuity and change among the ex-RCP milieu. Explaining the party's key ideas, their evolution, and their retrospective contestation, Jack Hepworth analyses the RCP's trajectory in a broader political context. In doing so, Hepworth illuminates a network which has been the subject of considerable media sensation and polemical attention.