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The period between the two World Wars saw the emergence of authoritarian and totalitarian regimes in most European countries, and the development of powerful communist and fascist movements in most others. The book examines the reasons why such movements did not flourish in Britain.

Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction ANDREW THORPE,
  • 'The Only Effective Bulwark Against Reaction and Revolution': Labour and the Frustration of the Extreme Left ANDREW THORPE
  • The Failure of the Communists: The National Unemployed Workers' Movement, 1921-1939: A Disappointing Success HARRY HARMER
  • The Conservative Party and the Frustration of the Extreme Right BRUCE COLEMAN
  • The Failure of British Fascism RICHARD THURLOW
  • Further Reading
  • Notes on contributors

The Failure of Political Extremism in InterWar

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      Publisher: Liverpool University Press
      Publication Date: 6/3/2005 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780859893077, 978-0859893077
      ISBN10: 0859893073
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The period between the two World Wars saw the emergence of authoritarian and totalitarian regimes in most European countries, and the development of powerful communist and fascist movements in most others. The book examines the reasons why such movements did not flourish in Britain.

      Table of Contents
      • Acknowledgements
      • Introduction ANDREW THORPE,
      • 'The Only Effective Bulwark Against Reaction and Revolution': Labour and the Frustration of the Extreme Left ANDREW THORPE
      • The Failure of the Communists: The National Unemployed Workers' Movement, 1921-1939: A Disappointing Success HARRY HARMER
      • The Conservative Party and the Frustration of the Extreme Right BRUCE COLEMAN
      • The Failure of British Fascism RICHARD THURLOW
      • Further Reading
      • Notes on contributors

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