Overview

This collection presents research on the 1939 confrontation between the police, fascists and anti-fascists in London's Jewish neighbourhood, and its impact on British society. The collection includes chapters on the political, social and cultural history of Cable Street, looking at the diversity of Jewish responses in London and Manchester, fascist perceptions and representations of Cable Street, the role of gender and the cultural memory of ""the Battle of Cable Street"".

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Author:   Tony Kushner ,  Nadia Valman
Publisher:   Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd
Imprint:   Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd
Weight:   0.538kg
ISBN:  

9780853033615

ISBN 10:   0853033617
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 October 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

"Introduction - minorities, fascism and anti-fascism, Tony Kushner and Nadia Valman; fascist perceptions of Cable Street, Thomas P. Linehan; women and fascism in the East End, Julie Gottlieb; but what did they do? - contemporary Jewish responses to Cable Street, Elaine R. Smith; the threat of the British Union of Fascists in Manchester, Neil Barrett; the straw that broke the camel's back - public order, civil liberties and the Battle of Cable Street, Richard C. Thurlow; docker and garment worker, railwayman and cabinet maker - the class memory of Cable Street, David Renton; ""Long May Its Memory Live!"" - writing and rewriting ""The Battle of Cable Street"", Tony Kushner. Documents: Jewish girls and the Battle of Cable Street, Nadia Valman; A.L. Cohen's ""The Memorable Sunday"", David Mazower. Drama: ""The Battle of Cable Street"" and ""No Pasaran"", Simon Blumenfeld."

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Marcus Sieff Professor of the History of Jewish/non Jewish Relations and Director of the Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations at the University of Southampton in the U.K.

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