Oswald Mosley and the new party
By: Matthew Worley.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780230206977
Subjects: Mosley, Oswald, -- 1896-1980; British Union of Fascists; Fascists -- Great Britain -- Biography; Politicians -- Great Britain -- Biography; Fascism -- Great Britain -- History; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1910-1936; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1936-1945
Genres: Biography
Description: "Formed by Sir Oswald Mosley in 1931, the New Party's aimed to solve the economic problems of interwar Britain, but faced opposition from the labour movement and accusations of fascism. This book traces Mosley's move from socialist Labour MP to blackshirted fascist, and assesses the New Party's attempt to realign British politics between the wars"--
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction: Failures: The New Party in History; title: Here are the Young Men: The New Party in Context; title: From Reform to Revolution: New Party Policy; title: Visions of the Near Future: New Party Ideology; title: A Party of a New Type? New Party Organisation; title: London Calling: Journeys through and around the New Party; title: Going into Battle: The New Party and Public Politics; title: Outside the Gate: Alternative Routes to Power; title: Leaders of Men: Masculinity and the Promise of a New Life; title: Hurrah for the Greyshirts: The New Party and Fascism; title: Conclusion: A Life of Contradiction: Mosley and the New Party; title: Bibliography; title: Index.