British Catholics and Fascism [electronic resource] : Religious Identity and Political Extremism Between the Wars /
Villis, T.author.
Drawing substantially on the thoughts and words of Catholic writers and cultural commentators, Villis sheds new light on religious identity and political extremism in early twentieth-century Britain. The book constitutes a comprehensive study of the way in which British Catholic communities reacted to fascism both at home and abroad.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Catholic Fascists?; 2 The Hierarchy; 3 ThePress; 4 The Chesterbelloc; 5 Campbell, Dawson, Burns and Wall: Catholic Writers and the Crisis of Liberalism; 6 The Catholic Literary Right; 7 Literary Catholicism and Fascism in Wales; 8 Catholic Anti-Fascism; Conclusion; Notes; Select bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Drawing substantially on the thoughts and words of Catholic writers and cultural commentators, Villis sheds new light on religious identity and political extremism in early twentieth-century Britain. The book constitutes a comprehensive study of the way in which British Catholic communities reacted to fascism both at home and abroad.
Catholic Church
World politics.
Religion and sociology.
Great Britain—History.
History, Modern.
Political History.
Sociology of Religion.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Modern History.