Fascism, Anti-Fascism and Britain in the 1940s

Fascism, Anti-Fascism and Britain in the 1940s
Author: D. Renton
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2016-01-20
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0230599133

Despite the Second World War and the Holocaust, postwar Britain was not immune to fascism. By 1948, a large and confident fascist movement had been established, with a strong network of local organisers and public speakers, and an audience of thousands. However, within two years the fascists had collapsed under the pressure of a successful anti-fascist campaign. This book explains how it was that fascism could grow so fast, and how it then went into decline.

Anti-Fascism in Britain

Anti-Fascism in Britain
Author: N. Copsey
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 239
Release: 1999-11-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 0230509150

In comparison to British fascism, anti-fascism is uncharted territory. This book seeks to redress the balance of existing literature which tends towards a narrow focus on the protagonists of fascism rather than opponents. Anti-fascism in Britain defines anti-fascism in broad terms and offers both a comprehensive and absorbing historical overview that begins with opposition to the precursors of Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists in the 1920s and ends with anti-fascism in the present day.

Anti-Fascism in Britain

Anti-Fascism in Britain
Author: Nigel Copsey
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2016-10-04
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1317397622

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.

Varieties of Anti-Fascism

Varieties of Anti-Fascism
Author: N. Copsey
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2010-09-30
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0230282679

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.

British Fascism, 1918-39

British Fascism, 1918-39
Author: Thomas Linehan
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2000
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780719050244

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.

The Culture of Fascism

The Culture of Fascism
Author: Julie V. Gottlieb
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2003-12-31
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0857711857

The history and ideologies of the Far Right in Britain have been well documented, but there has been little understanding of the movement's cultural foundations. This text explores the cultural history of fascism and the Far Right and mines a seam of intense interest for both academics and students, as well as for the general reader. The book demonstrates that British fascism is essentially not just a political movement, but one that has as its goal the establishment of an all-embracing fascist culture in Britain. The contributions cover film, theatre, music, literature, the visual arts and the mass media. Striking examples of the material that they examine include fascist marching songs, "Aryan music", the creation of Mosley as a "matinee idol", even "fascist science", the cult of the "New Fascist Man" and fascist "masculinity" and "feminity". The authors demonstrate the persistence of the Far Right cultural forms from Mosley's British Union of Fascists within the present National Front and British National Party.

British Fascism, 1918–1939

British Fascism, 1918–1939
Author: Thomas Linehan
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2021-07-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 1526162199

A major new and balanced study of British Facism which surveys the development of British fascism between 1918 and 1939. Provides an accessible guide to the essential features of British fascism in the interwar period. Considers a previously under-researched area of British fascism, namely fascism and culture. Explores the various definitions of fascism, before moving on to analyse the origins of British fascism, the fascist parties and groups, fascism and culture, the membership, and British fascist antisemitism.

The Failure of British Fascism

The Failure of British Fascism
Author: Mike Cronin
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2016-07-27
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1349247588

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.

British Fascism After the Holocaust

British Fascism After the Holocaust
Author: Joe Mulhall
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2020-10-21
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 042984025X

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.