Feminine Fascism
Subtitle: Women in Britain's Fascist Movement, 1923-45
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: I. B. Tauris
Published: June 14, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781860649189
Subjects: British & Irish history: from c 1900 -; Fascism & Nazism; Feminism; Inter-war period, 1918-1939; Second World War, 1939-1945; Women's Studies - General; History: World; History; History - General History; Textbooks; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Women's Studies - History; Europe - Great Britain - General; Modern - 20th Century; Social Science / Women's Studies; Political Process - Political Parties
First sentence: Images of the British Union of Fascists (BUF) tend to evoke popular memories of a marginal movement, making a strong appeal to ex-servicemen, and drawing support from disgruntled and anti-Semitic elements in London's East End, with columns of male Blackshirts marching in step to vainglorious calls for a 'Greater Britain.'