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A new work that looks at the struggle against fascism in Britain between the wars, argues that the British left have been overlooked in studies of anti-fascism, and maintains that the Labour Party, the Communist Party and other left-wing currents developed sophisticated analyses of fascism on a par with those of European socialists and communists. -- .

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Author:   Keith Hodgson ,  Bethan Hirst
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.367kg
ISBN:  

9780719091216

ISBN 10:   0719091217
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   28 February 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Glossary of terms and abbreviations Introduction 1. White Guards and Black Hundreds: existing concepts of counter-revolution 2. Explaining Italian fascism: from movement to dictatorship, 1919-26 3. The British left and the rise of Nazism Case study: political evolution and analyses of fascism 4. The left and fascism in Britain, 1919-32 5. Opposing the British Union of Fascists Case study: political evolution and anti-fascism 6. Fascism and war Conclusion: the Old Left and the 'New Consensus' Bibliography Index -- .

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The late Keith Hodgson was Head of History at Wigan and Leigh College -- .

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