Thomas P Linehan

East London for Mosley

The British Union of Fascists in East London and South-West Essex 1933-40

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Produktbeschreibung

Between 1932 and 1940 Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists established a highly vigorous and active presence in east London and south-west Essex. The East End of London, in particular, was a centre of intense fascist activity, a development that has inspired much comment by historians. Despite an enduring interest in the Mosleyite presence in this region by scholars, two important features of this phenomenon have remained in need of investigation. Firstly, the need to consider the emergence, development and character of local Mosleyite fascism from a perspective that is sensitive to the region's varied municipal environment. By focusing on local Mosleyite branches and cadres as they contested political power within this municipal context, this book stresses the pluralism and diversity of Mosleyite fascism in this region. Secondly, there has been no previous study of the BUF's membership and support base in this area. During these years large numbers of local individuals were recruited into BUF branches in east London and south-west Essex. However, beyond one or two high profile local Mosleyite officials who featured in the earlier literature on the BUF, our knowledge of this numerically large following has been almost non-existent. By identifying various 'sociological types' who pledged their support to Mosley, this book attempts to compensate for this absence. The related question of motivation is also considered, through an examination of the ideological and psychological disposition of local 'joiners'.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Dezember 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 243mm x 160mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 630g
• ISBN-13: 9780714645681
• ISBN-10: 0714645680
• Artikelnr.: 22175787

Autorenporträt

Thomas P. Linehan

Inhaltsangabe

...important, well-research study... L. J. Satre, Youngstown State
University, Choice
"Linehan"s book demonstrates that when a thorough regional study of a
particular fascism is combined with a sophisticated methodology and grasp
of the generic phenomenon, it is able to make a major contribution, not
just to refuting un founded generalizations about the national movement,
but to deepening our understanding of the dynamics of fascism as a whole."
Dr. Roger Griffin, Oxford Brookes University, 20th Century British History
"Dr Lineham"s work on the British Union of Fascists in east London and
south-west Essex has undertaken an impressive burden and should provide the
standard for subsequent local studies...As recognition of his
accomplishment, one is enjoined to applaud this important and
standard-setting contribution to our understanding of political extremism
in inter-war Britain"- Larry L. Witherell- Jnl of Contemp. British History
Contemporary Review, 1/8/97
"This is a superb study."
Jewish Chronicle, 7/3/97
"Dr Linehan has assembled information and ideas with clarity."
Labour History Review, Vol 62, No 3, 1997
"This book significantly reinterprets British fascism ... It is important
for a number of reasons ... Although not the definitive study of east
London fascism, nobody will ever be able to write about the BUF again
without significant reference to Linehan"s impressive book.