Feminine fascism : women in Britain's fascist movement, 1923-1945 / Julie V. Gottlieb.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gottlieb, Julie V., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fascism and women--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Fascism and women.

Fascism--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Fascism.

Women--Political activity--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Women.

Women--Political activity.

History.

Great Britain.

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

Politics and government.

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

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 378 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2021.

Summary:

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 oBritish form of Fascism that accounted for this conspicuous female support? Gottlieb addressed 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 where Gottliev considers the changing and growing relevance of the study, and against the backdrop of current affairs. Here, she looks at the resurgence of populism, the rise of women as leaders of far-right parties across Europe and North America, and the normalization of fascism in political discourse, in the media and in fiction--back cover.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Feminized Fascism: Rotha Lintorn-Orman and the British Fascists, 1923-35

2. Women in the British Union of Fascists: Organization and Forms of Participation

3. The Ideology of Feminine Fascism

4. The Legacy of the Suffragettes to British Fascism

5. Mosley's Women and Mosley's Woman: The Leader's Sexual Politics

6. Behind Bars and Barbed Wire: Women's Experiences of Internment Under Defence Regulation 18B, 1940-45.

Notes:

Previous edition: 2000.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-368) and index.

ISBN:

9780755627325

0755627326

OCLC:

1222778754