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Graham Macklin - Failed Führers: A History of Britain’s Extreme Right - 9780415627306 - V9780415627306
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Failed Führers: A History of Britain’s Extreme Right

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Description for Failed Führers: A History of Britain’s Extreme Right Paperback. Series: Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 11 black & white tables, 4 black & white halftones, 2 blac. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; JPFN; JPFQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .

This book provides a comprehensive history of the ideas and ideologues associated with the racial fascist tradition in Britain. It charts the evolution of the British extreme right from its post-war genesis after 1918 to its present-day incarnations, and details the ideological and strategic evolution of British fascism through the prism of its principal leaders and the movements with which they were associated.

Taking a collective biographical approach, the book focuses on the political careers of six principal ideologues and leaders, Arnold Leese (1878–1956); Sir Oswald Mosley (1896–1980); A.K. Chesterton (1899–1973); Colin Jordan (1923–2009); John Tyndall (1934–2005); and Nick Griffin (1959–), ... Read more

Drawing on extensive archival research and often obscure primary texts and propaganda as well as the official records of the British government and its security services, this is the definitive historical account of Britain’s extreme right and will be essential reading for all students and scholars of race relations, extremism and fascism.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right
Number of Pages
580
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415627306
SKU
V9780415627306
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2

About Graham Macklin
Graham Macklin is Assistant Professor/Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Research on Extremism (C-REX) at the University of Oslo, Norway. He has published extensively on extreme right-wing and anti-minority politics in Britain in both the inter-war and post-war periods including Very Deeply Dyed in Black: Sir Oswald Mosley and the Resurrection of British Fascism after 1945 (2007), British National Party: ... Read more

Reviews for Failed Führers: A History of Britain’s Extreme Right
'This is an original, deeply researched and very readable book by the leading scholar of British fascism. It makes an extremely valuable contribution to our understanding of the British fascist tradition.' — Professor Roger Eatwell, University of Bath, UK 'By introducing a biographical approach to reveal the diversity of the visions of national rebirth adopted by six British fascists ... Read more

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