British Fascist antisemitism and Jewish responses, 1932-40 / Daniel Tilles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tilles, Daniel, author.

Series:

A modern history of politics and violence

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Fascism.

British Union of Fascists.

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

Antisemitism.

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

Jews.

Great Britain--Ethnic relations.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 262 pages)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, c2014.

Summary:

"British Fascist Antisemitism and Jewish Responses, 1932-40 explores the use of antisemitism by Britain's interwar fascists and the ways in which the country's Jews reacted to this. It analyses these issues in far greater breadth and depth than any previous study and examines the two alongside one another for the first time.Daniel Tilles challenges existing conceptions of the antisemitism of Britain's foremost fascist organisation, the British Union of Fascists (BUF). He demonstrates that antisemitism was a far more central aspect of the party's thought than has previously been assumed, one that had been present from the outset and was inseparable from - indeed integral to - its ideological goals. Moreover, he argues that the BUF's leader, Sir Oswald Mosley, far from being a reluctant convert to the anti-Jewish cause, or simply a cynical exploiter of it, as much of the existing scholarship suggests, was aware of the role antisemitism would play in his fascist doctrine from the start and remained in control of its subsequent development. These insights are in turn used to support the notion that, contrary to prevailing perceptions, Jewish opposition to the BUF played no real part in provoking the fascists' adoption of antisemitism. Britain's Jews did, nevertheless, play a vital role in shaping British fascism's path of development, and the wide-ranging and effective anti-fascist activity they pursued represents an important alternative narrative to the dominant image of Jews as mere victims of fascism."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

Introduction 1. Fascism and Anti-Fascism in 1930s Britain 2. The Evolution of Anti-Jewish Discourse 3. Cleansing the Nation: Antisemitism and Ideology 4. Mosley, Fascism and Antisemitism 5. Early Jewish Responses to the BUF, 1932-5 6. The Defence Debate, 1936 7. Communal Convergence, 1937-40 Conclusion Bibliography Index.

Notes:

Revised version of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of London, 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2014 dcunns

Other Format:

Original

ISBN:

9781474210485 (online)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.