Fighting fascism : the British left and the rise of fascism, 1919-39 / Keith Hodgson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hodgson, Keith.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anti-fascist movements--Great Britain--History.

Anti-fascist movements.

History.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1910-1936.

Great Britain.

Politics and government.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1936-1945.

Physical Description:

xiv, 242 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

British left and the rise of fascism, 1919-39

Place of Publication:

Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : distributed in USA by Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

Summary:

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 analyses the way in which the British left responded to this new challenge.

Contents:

Introduction

1. White Guards and Black Hundreds: existing concepts of counter-revolution

2. Explaining Italian fascism: from movement to dictatorship, 1919-26

3. The British left and the rise of Nazism Case study: political evolution and analyses of fascism

4. The left and fascism in Britain, 1919-32

5. Opposing the British Union of Fascists Case study: political evolution and anti-fascism

6. Fascism and war

Conclusion: the Old Left and the 'New Consensus'.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-236) and index.

ISBN:

9780719080555

071908055X

OCLC:

526077013