Hurrah For The Blackshirts

Author : Martin Pugh
Publisher : Random House
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 51,7 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 : Stephen Dorril
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2023-01-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798372835474

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Blackshirt by Stephen Dorril Pdf

Hated and adored, trusted and feared, respected and scorned - public opinion has never been indifferent to Sir Oswald Mosley. A skilled politician, Mosley turned his back on conventional party politics to found, in 1932, the British Union of Fascists. Over the intervening years, many have worked hard to guard Mosley's reputation but Blackshirt casts new light on the man. It reveals the true nature of his relationship with the Nazis, and challenges the prevailing view of his descent into anti-Semitism. With ground-breaking research, Stephen Dorril uncovers an extraordinary set of characters and behind-the-scenes friends and colleagues who supported Mosley - the crooks, swindlers, political and royal figures, secret agents, Nazi spies, lovers and 'crackpots' - and who helped to create the most infamous politician of the twentieth century. Praise for Blackshirt: 'The authority of this book rests on thorough research' - Sunday Telegraph 'An exhaustively researched and provocative study' - Sunday Times Stephen Dorril is a widely respected authority on the security and intelligence services. He has written several books on intelligence and contemporary history, most recently MI6, covering the last fifty years of special operations. He is a regular consultant on TV documentaries and is a senior lecturer at Huddersfield University. He lives near Huddersfield

Author : Thomas Linehan
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 53,8 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 : Martin Pugh
Publisher : Random House
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781448162741

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We Danced All Night by Martin Pugh Pdf

Bounded by the Great War on one side and by the looming shadow of the Second World War on the other, the inter-war period has characteristically been portrayed as a time of great and unrelenting depression. In Martin Pugh's lively and thought-provoking book, however, the acclaimed historian vividly shows how the British people reacted to the privations of wartime by indulging in leisure and entertainment activities of all kinds - from dancing and cinema going to smoking, football pools and paid holidays. He explodes the myths of a nation of unwed women, revealing that in the 1930s the institution of marriage was reaching its heyday, and points to a rise in real incomes, improvements in diet and health and the spread of cheap luxuries. The result is an extraordinary, engaging work of history that presents us with a fresh perspective and brings out both the strangeness and the familiarity of this point in time.

Author : Julie V. Gottlieb
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 51,5 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 : Oswald Mosley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 47,6 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 : Anonim
Publisher : Black House Publishing
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1910881597

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Mosley's Blackshirts by Anonim Pdf

Sir Oswald Mosley attracted supporters from all walks of life. Here are the true, remarkable stories of some of the men and women who sacrificed their social status to follow Mosley, regardless of what fate might lie in store for them.

Author : James Curran,Jean Seaton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2002-09-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134823307

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Power Without Responsibility by James Curran,Jean Seaton Pdf

Power Without Responsibility is a classic introduction to the history, sociology, theory and politics of the media in Britain. It is an essential guide, both for students and teachers of media and communication studies, and for all those involved in the production and consumption of the media. The new edition has been substantially revised to bring it right up-to-date with developments in the media industry, new media technologies and changes in the political and academic debates surrounding media policy. In this new edition, the authors consider: * whether we are on the threshold of a new communications revolution * the role of global media empires * the rise of video, cable and satellite * the global information society and contradictions in media policy * the BBC and broadcasting at the end of the 1990s * the evolving relationship of the press and the Conservative party. Assessing the press and broadcasting at a time of radical change, the authors suggest a manifesto for media reform.

Author : James Loughlin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786941770

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Fascism and Constitutional Conflict by James Loughlin Pdf

This work makes an original and important contribution both to the field of British fascist/extreme Right studies and to the Ulster question. Given that British fascism was a phenomenon of the inter-war period, first making its appearance shortly after the Irish question had been constitutionally settled by the creation of the Irish Free State and the autonomous entity of Northern Ireland, it has been understandable that British historians should focus chiefly on developments in Britain. In the process, however, Northern Ireland as a site of fascist interest and activity has been largely overlooked; yet it engaged the attention of all the significant fascist movements, from Rotha Lintorn-Orman's British Fascists and Sir Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists to the less significant Imperial Fascist League in the inter-war period, Mosley's Union Movement in the post-war period and the National Front and British National Party during the period of the Troubles, together with smaller formations thereafter. In focusing on Northern Ireland, this study provides insights into the strengths and weaknesses of British fascist organisations throughout the twentieth century. It also demonstrates that the region was an extremely difficult terrain for those organisations to cultivate, whether they were supportive of nationalism/republicanism or Unionism/loyalism.

Author : Nancy Mitford
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780241976814

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Wigs on the Green by Nancy Mitford Pdf

Wigs on the Green by Nancy Mitford is a hilarious satire of the upper classes. Eugenia Malmains is one of the richest girls in England and an ardent supporter of Captain Jack and the Union Jackshirts; Noel and Jasper are both in search of an heiress (so much easier than trying to work for the money); Poppy and Marjorie are nursing lovelorn hearts; and the beautiful bourgeois Mrs Lace is on the prowl for someone near Eugenia's fabulous country home at Chalford, and much farce ensues. One of Nancy Mitford's earliest novels, Wigs on the Green has been out of print for nearly seventy-five years. Nancy's sisters Unity and Diana were furious with her for making fun of Diana's husband, Oswald Moseley, and his politics, and the book caused a rift between them all that endured for years. Nancy Mitford skewers her family and their beliefs with her customary jewelled barbs, but there is froth, comedy and heart here too. 'Deliciously funny' Evelyn Waugh

Author : Chris Horrie
Publisher : Andre Deutsch
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015059550437

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Tabloid Nation by Chris Horrie Pdf

This text charts the rise and fall of the Mirror newspaper, which remains such an integral part of 20th century British popular culture, and provides a fascinating expose ́on the state of the Mirror and its competitors today.

Author : R. M. Douglas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015080891628

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Architects of the Resurrection by R. M. Douglas Pdf

In 1942 Gearóid Ó Cuinneagáin founded Ailtirí na hAiséirghe (Architects of the Resurrection), a fascist movement that aimed to destroy the infant Irish democracy and replace it with a one-party totalitarian state. This text casts light on the popularity of anti-democratic, anti-Semitic and extremist ideas in wartime Ireland.

Author : Oswald Mosley
Publisher : Arlington House Publishers
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:49015000241902

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My Life by Oswald Mosley Pdf

Author : Patrick Hamilton
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2001-06-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780141956404

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Hangover Square by Patrick Hamilton Pdf

London 1939, and in the grimy publands of Earls Court, George Harvey Bone is pursuing a helpless infatuation with Netta who is cool, contemptuous and hopelessly desirable to George. George is adrift in hell, until something goes click in his head and he realizes that he must kill her.

Author : John D. Brewer
Publisher : Gower Publishing Company, Limited
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 44,7 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.