Opis: Contemporary British Fascism - Nigel Copsey, N Copsey

No other political party in the history of British fascism has been as successful at the ballot box as today's British National Party (BNP). It has won increasing success at local elections and it aspires to break through into the national arena of mainstream politics. This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Contemporary British Fascism offers an in-depth study of the BNP and its quest for social and political legitimacy. Founded in 1982 and led by John Tyndall until 1999, the 'old' BNP is investigated first. Nigel Copsey then moves on to discuss Nick Griffin's 'modernisation' strategy, before examining the BNP's rise from obscurity as well as its most recent ballot-box endeavours. The final chapter places the subject in its broader international context. This thought-provoking book serves as a wake-up call for those who take the party's claim to have broken with its fascist pace at face value. 'Copsey's updated book on the BNP is essential reading for political scientists and extremism-watchers who want to gain deeper insight into the evolution of the extreme right in Britain. It also presents a meticulous case study in the way the irresistible forces of virulent racism and fascism that dominated crisis-stricken inter-war Europe are prepared to cynically domesticate and 'democratize' themselves to survive in a contemporary world of globalization, multiculturalism, and mindless consumerism in their pursuit of the chimera of national rebirth.' - Roger Griffin, Professor of Modern History, Oxford Brookes University, UK'Back to Front': John Tyndall and the Origins of the British National Party The Struggle for the Soul of British Nationalism A False Dawn in Tower Hamlets: The British National Party in the 1990s Fascism on the Fringe: The Ideology of Tyndall's British National Party New Millennium New Leader: Nick Griffin and the Modernization of the British National Party, 1999--2001 Out of Obscurity: The Rise of the British National Party, 2001--2003 Successes and Setbacks: The British National Party since 2004 The British National Party in Comparative Context

Szczegóły: Contemporary British Fascism - Nigel Copsey, N Copsey

Tytuł: Contemporary British Fascism
Autor: Nigel Copsey, N Copsey
Producent: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9780230574366
Rok produkcji: 2008
Ilość stron: 272
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 0.43 kg

Recenzje: Contemporary British Fascism - Nigel Copsey, N Copsey