Fascism In Britain

Author : Martin Pugh
Publisher : Random House
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781448162871

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Hurrah For The Blackshirts! by Martin Pugh Pdf

Britain is celebrated for having avoided the extremism, political violence and instability that blighted many European countries between the two world wars. But her success was a closer thing than has been realized. Disillusionment with parliamentary democracy, outbreaks of fascist violence and fears of communist subversion in industry and the Empire ran through the entire period. Fascist organizations may have failed to attract the support they achieved elsewhere but fascist ideas were adopted from top to bottom of society and by men and women in all parts of the country. This book will demonstrate for the first time the true spread and depth of fascist beliefs - and the extent to which they were distinctly British. Rich in anecdotes and extraordinary characters, Hurrah for the Blackshirts! shows us an inter-war Britain on the high-road to fascism but never quite arriving at its destination.

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 : Graham Macklin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 655 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317448808

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Failed Führers by Graham Macklin Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive history of the ideas and ideologues associated with the racial fascist tradition in Britain. It charts the evolution of the British extreme right from its post-war genesis after 1918 to its present-day incarnations, and details the ideological and strategic evolution of British fascism through the prism of its principal leaders and the movements with which they were associated. Taking a collective biographical approach, the book focuses on the political careers of six principal ideologues and leaders, Arnold Leese (1878–1956); Sir Oswald Mosley (1896–1980); A.K. Chesterton (1899–1973); Colin Jordan (1923–2009); John Tyndall (1934–2005); and Nick Griffin (1959–), in order to study the evolution of the racial ideology of British fascism, from overtly biological conceptions of ‘white supremacy’ through ‘racial nationalism’ and latterly to ‘cultural’ arguments regarding ‘ethno-nationalism’. Drawing on extensive archival research and often obscure primary texts and propaganda as well as the official records of the British government and its security services, this is the definitive historical account of Britain’s extreme right and will be essential reading for all students and scholars of race relations, extremism and fascism.

Author : N. Copsey,A. Olechnowicz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 49,9 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 : Matthew Goodwin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136665912

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New British Fascism by Matthew Goodwin Pdf

This book examines the recent development of the far right in Britain against the backdrop of changing public attitudes toward race and immigration in Britain. Focusing in particular on the British National Party (BNP) which has been the most electorally successful far right party in British history, the book examines the worrying rise in support for extremist and racist ideas.

Author : Ryan Shaffer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9783319596686

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Music, Youth and International Links in Post-War British Fascism by Ryan Shaffer Pdf

This book examines the domestic evolution and international connections of post-war fascists in the UK. It argues that post-war British fascism became transnational as the radicals increasingly exchanged ideas, money and culture with like-minded foreigners. Using interviews with key figures in several countries, this book traces the history of the National Front (NF) and British National Party (BNP), focusing on the political parties’ youth, music and international outreach. It explores how British fascism grew into an international movement, how fascist youth developed skinhead music as a conduit for their ideas, and how some of those key figures made international connections with people in Iraq, Libya, Syria and the United States. Moreover, it also draws from rare internal party documents, law enforcement records and membership lists to track foreign funding and the parties’ domestic electoral growth. For the first time, this book gained access to both the leadership and rank-and-file of the BNP and NF to explore its culture and international connections. In doing so, it shows the successes, failures and changes that have made British fascism a force in the international extremist subculture.

Author : Thomas Linehan
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Education
ISBN : 0719050243

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British Fascism, 1918-39 by Thomas Linehan Pdf

This clear, balanced survey provides an accessible guide to the essential features of British fascism in the inter-war period with a special attention to fascism and culture. The book explores the various definitions of fascism and analyzes the origins of British fascism, fascist parties, groups and membership, and British fascist anti-Semitism.

Author : Julie V. Gottlieb
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780755633647

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Feminine Fascism by Julie V. Gottlieb Pdf

The British Fascisti, the first fascism movement in Britain, was founded by a woman in 1923. During the 1930s, 25 per cent of Sir Oswald Mosley's supporters were women, and his movement was 'largely built up by the fanaticism of women.' What was it about the British form of Fascism that accounted for this conspicuous female support? Gottlieb addresses these questions in the definitive work on women in fascism. This book continues to fill a significant gap in the historiography of British fascism, which has generally overlooked the contribution of women on the one hand, and the importance of sexual politics and women's issues on the other. Gottlieb's extensive research makes use of government documents, a large range of contemporary pamphlets, newspapers and speeches, as well as original interviews with those personally involved in the movement. This new edition includes a preface analysing the current affairs of the last 20 years, reframing the book according to contemporary context. Here, Gottlieb looks at the resurgence of populism, the rise of women as leaders of far-right parties across Europe and North America, and the normalisation of fascism in fiction and political discourse.

Author : Kenneth Lunn,Richard C. Thurlow
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317379010

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British Fascism by Kenneth Lunn,Richard C. Thurlow Pdf

The continuing interest in the history, ideas, structure and development of fascism in Britain in the twentieth century appears to show little sign of diminishing. This collection of essays, first published in 1980, deals in some depth with new evidence and interpretations of the phenomenon of British fascism and provides a reassessment of some of the major issues that have caused controversy, examines the diverse nature of British fascism and suggests areas which need further research. The early essays identify certain elements of British fascism, particularly anti-semitism, which produced the ideology of the inter-war organisations calling themselves ‘fascist’. Stress is laid on the British roots rather than the European influences of Italy or Germany, and the book also considers the Imperial Fascist League, a competitor of the British Union of Fascists in the 1930s. The second section of the book deals with particular aspects of the BUF. Considering its ideology and tactics, there are studies of anti-semitism, economic thought and the public order question. Presenting new research and fresh interpretations of existing material, this important volume considers many of the crucial and unanswered questions surrounding British fascism.

Author : Joe Mulhall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429840258

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British Fascism After the Holocaust by Joe Mulhall Pdf

This book explores the policies and ideologies of a number of individuals and groups who attempted to relaunch fascist, antisemitic and racist politics in the wake of World War II and the Holocaust. Despite the leading architects of fascism being dead and the newsreel footage of Jewish bodies being pushed into mass graves seared into societal consciousness, fascism survived World War II and, though changed, survives to this day. Britain was the country that ‘stood alone’ against fascism, but it was no exception. This book treads new historical ground and shines a light onto the most understudied period of British fascism, whilst simultaneously adding to our understanding of the evolving ideology of fascism, the persistent nature of antisemitism and the blossoming of Britain’s anti-immigration movement. This book will primarily appeal to scholars and students with an interest in the history of fascism, antisemitism and the Holocaust, racism, immigration and postwar Britain.

Author : Mike Cronin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349247585

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The Failure of British Fascism by Mike Cronin Pdf

This book focuses on the different fascist movements which have existed in Britain during the twentieth century from the British Fascists of the 1920s to the British National Party of the 1990s. Three main themes are covered in the book: an outline of the policies, tactics and ideologies of the different movements; a discussion of the notion of failure, and how that term should be applied to British fascism; and coverage of the different strengths of British political society which are seen to have prevented a breakthrough of British fascism in the arena of electoral politics.

Author : Colin Cross
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Fascism
ISBN : UCAL:B4396815

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The Fascists in Britain by Colin Cross Pdf

Author : David R. Shermer
Publisher : Random House (NY)
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : IND:32000007307442

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Blackshirts: Fascism in Britain by David R. Shermer Pdf

Author : Philip Rees
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Fascism
ISBN : UCSC:32106002803531

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Fascism in Britain by Philip Rees Pdf

"This bibliography is intended to cover the history of British fascism from its beginnings in 1923 when Rotha Lintorn-Orman founded the British Fascisti to the present time (mid-1977)."--Introduction.

Author : Oswald Mosley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1913176266

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Tomorrow We Live by Oswald Mosley Pdf

'Tomorrow We Live' (1938) by Oswald Mosley is the book whose style most closely resembles the emotive tone of his speeches. There was good reason for this: British Union, the Movement that Mosley led, was by now engaged in a life or death struggle to avert the coming War that would cost 60-million people their lives. With great clarity Mosley restates his policies that would save Britain from recurring Slump and draws the line between anti-Semitism and his own necessary criticism of certain Jewish interests. Then he reminds the reader that 'Mankind has no greater enemy than War and War has no greater enemy than British Union'. He contrasts the policy of the British government, to threaten powerful nations with war whilst maintaining minimal defence forces, with his own policy, of threatening no other country but having the strongest army, navy and air force in the world. Mosley advocates that Britain should only fight if Britain is attacked. To travel round the world starting wars with other countries because we don't approve of their system of government would condemn Britain to perpetual war - there is always some country somewhere of which to disapprove. He also addresses the charge of continental influence: "We do not borrow ideas from foreign countries and we have no 'models' abroad for a plain and simple reason. We are proud enough of our own people to believe that once Britain is awake our people will not follow but will lead Mankind. In this deep faith we hold that no lesser destiny is worthy of our people than that the whole world shall find in Britain an example."