TY  - BOOK
AU  - LeCras,Luke
TI  - A. K. Chesterton and the Evolution of Britain's Extreme Right, 1933-1973
T2  - Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right Ser
SN  - 9780429792335
AV  - DA574.C48 
U1  - 320.53/3092B 23
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Milton
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Chesterton, A. K.
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Fascism & Totalitarianism
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Leadership
KW  - Fascists
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Biography
KW  - Right-wing extremists
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Fascism
KW  - Racism
KW  - Antisemitism
KW  - Race relations
KW  - Politics and government
N1  - Description based upon print version of record; Cover; Half Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Born in war: life before politics, 1899-1933; 2 The blackshirt life: the British Union of Fascists, 1933-1938; 3 My country right and wrong: fascism after Mosley, 1938-1939; 4 Drawing room fascism: the After-Victory Group, 1943-1946; 5 Sound the alarm: Candour and the League of Empire Loyalists, 1953-1967; 6 Forward the extremists: the National Front, 1967-1973; 7 What is behind it all? Racism, anti-Semitism and conspiracy after 1945; Conclusion: evolution, stagnation and the 'fascist ghost' after 1945Bibliography; Index
N2  - Arthur Kenneth (A.K.) Chesterton was a soldier, journalist and activist whose involvement with fascist and extreme right-wing politics in Britain spanned four decades. Beginning with his recruitment to Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts' in the 1930s, Chesterton's ideological relationship with fascism, nationalism and anti-Semitism would persist far beyond the collapse of the interwar movements, culminating in his role as a founder of the National Front in 1967. This study examines Chesterton's significance as a bridging figure between two eras of extreme right activity in Britain, and considers the ideological and organizational continuity that existed across the interwar and post-war periods. It further uses Chesterton's life as a means to explore the persistence of racism and anti-Semitism within British society, as well as examining the political conflicts and tactical disputes that shaped the extreme right as it attempted to move from the margins to the mainstream'. This book will appeal to students and researchers with an interest in fascism studies, British political history, extremism and anti-Semitism
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UR  - http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf
ER  -