Tomorrow Belongs to Us

The British Far Right Since 1967
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-67516-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 581 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right

This book traces the varied development of the far right in Britain from the formation of the National Front in 1967 to the present day. Experts draw on a range of disciplinary and methodological perspectives to provide a rich and detailed account of the evolution of the various strands of the contemporary far right over the course of the last fifty years. The book examines a broad range of subjects, including Holocaust denial, neo-Nazi groupuscularity, transnational activities, ideology, cultural engagement, homosexuality, gender and activist mobilisation. It also includes a detailed literature review. This book is essential reading for students of fascism, racism and contemporary British cultural and political history.

Zielgruppe

General, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Copsey, Nigel

Worley, Matthew

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Totalitarismus & Diktaturen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Nigel Copsey and Matthew Worley

1.‘The men who rewrite history’: Holocaust denial and the British far right from 1967 Mark Hobbs

2.The National Socialist Group: a case study in the groupuscular right Daniel Jones and Paul Jackson

3. The National Front: the search for a ‘nationalist’ economic policy John E. Richardson

4. Exporting fascism across the Commonwealth: the case of the National Front of Australia Evan Smith

5. The dog that didn’t bark? Assessing the development of 'cumulative extremism' between fascists and anti-fascists in the 1970s Alex Carter

6. White Youth: the far right, punk and British youth culture, 1977–87 Matthew Worley and Nigel Copsey

7. New visual identities for British neo-fascist rock (1982-1987): White Noise, 'Vikings' and the cult of Skrewdriver Ana Raposo and Roger Sabin

8. The 'obnoxious mobilised minority': homophobia and homohysteria in the British National Party, 1982-1999 George J. Severs

9. Closing the gender gap: women and the far right in contemporary Britain Hannah Bows

10. "There’s a vital lesson here. Let’s make sure we learn it": transnational mobilisation and the impact of Greece’s Golden Dawn upon extreme right-wing activism in Britain Graham Macklin

11. Love will tear us apart: emotions, patriotism and the English Defence League C.M. Quinn

12. Britain's far right since 1967: a bibliographic survey Craig Fowlie

Über Autor(innen)

Nigel Copsey is Professor in Modern History in the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Law at Teesside University, UK.

Matthew Worley is Professor of Modern History in the Department of History at the University of Reading, UK.