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The Conservative Party and the extreme right 1945-75
Mark Pitchford
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Description for The Conservative Party and the extreme right 1945-75
Paperback. A comprehensive study of the relationship between the Conservative party and the far-right in Britain from 1945 to 1975. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; JPFM; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
This book, newly available in paperback, reveals the Conservative Party's relationship with the extreme right between 1945 and 1975. For the first time, this book shows how the Conservative Party, realising that its well known pre-Second World War connections with the extreme right were now embarrassing, used its bureaucracy to implement a policy of investigating extreme right groups and taking action to minimise their chances of success. The book focuses on the Conservative Party's investigation of right-wing groups, and shows how its perception of their nature determined the party bureaucracy's response. The book draws a comparison between ... Read more
This book, newly available in paperback, reveals the Conservative Party's relationship with the extreme right between 1945 and 1975. For the first time, this book shows how the Conservative Party, realising that its well known pre-Second World War connections with the extreme right were now embarrassing, used its bureaucracy to implement a policy of investigating extreme right groups and taking action to minimise their chances of success. The book focuses on the Conservative Party's investigation of right-wing groups, and shows how its perception of their nature determined the party bureaucracy's response. The book draws a comparison between ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
390g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719096730
SKU
V9780719096730
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Ref
99-15
About Mark Pitchford
Mark Pitchford is a Visiting Research Fellow at King's College, London -- .
Reviews for The Conservative Party and the extreme right 1945-75
Pitchford has, for the first time, brought together details of the myriad groups that exisited on the Party's Right in the 30 years after the end of the Second World War. Pitchford treats the reader to an investigation of organizations well beyond the usual suspects of the National Front and the Monday Club. ... Read more