Although the Nordic countries have a reputation for tolerance and social democracy, they were not immune to fascism which spread across Europe in the 1920s and 1930s. This book offers the first comprehensive history of anti-fascism in the Nordic Countries. Through a number of ca…
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- Notes -- 1. The origins and development of anti-fascism 1923-35 -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- V -- VI -- Notes -- 2. Opposition to …
This study defines anti-fascism in broad terms and gives an overview that begins with opposition to the precursors of Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists in the 1920s and ends with anti-fascism in the late 1990s.
1. The origins and development of anti-fascism 1923-35 -- 2. Opposition to British fascism 1936-45 -- 3. 'Never again!' : anti-fascism 1946-66 -- 4. 'The National Front is a Nazi front!' : opposition to the National Front 1967-79 -- 5. Fighting fascism in the eighties and nineti…
Anti-facism has long been one of the most active and dynamic areas of radical protest and direct action. Yet it is an area of struggle and popular resistance that remains largely unexplored by historians, sociologists and political scientists. Fully revised and updated from its …
This book examines the recent development of the far right in Britain with a particular focus on the British National Party (BNP) the most electorally successful far right party in British history. It brings fresh perspectives to our understanding of the BNP in order to make a s…
This book examines the recent development of the far right in Britain, with a particular focus on the British National Party (BNP) the most electorally successful far right party in British history. It brings fresh perspectives to our understanding of the BNP in order to make a …
