Jackson, P. (2017) Colin Jordan and Britain's Neo-Nazi Movement: Hitler's Echo. London: Bloomsbury. 9781472509314.
| Item Type: | Book |
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| Abstract: | Colin Jordan and Britain's Neo-Nazi Movement casts fresh light on one of post-war Britain's most notorious fascists, using him to examine the contemporary history of the extreme right. The book explores the wide range of neo-Nazi groups that Colin Jordan led, contributed to and inspired throughout his time as Britain's foremost promoter of Nazi ideology. In a period stretching from the close of the Second World War right up to the 2000s, Colin Jordan became politically engaged with a multitude of Nazi-inspired extremist groups, either as leader or as a key protagonist. Moreover, Jordan also developed critical relationships with larger, competitor extreme-right organisations and parties, including the Mosley's Union Movement, the National Front and the most recent incarnation of the British National Party. He fostered a number of transnational links throughout his years of activism as well, especially with American neo-Nazis. In recent years, his writings and somewhat idealised profile have been adopted by more contemporary extremist organisations, such as the British People's Party and a rekindled British Movement, who look to Jordan as an inspirational figure for their own reconfigurations of a National Socialist agenda. By examining this history, drawing on a wide range of fresh primary sources, Colin Jordan and Britain's Neo-Nazi Movement offers a new analysis on the nature and workings of Nazi-inspired political extremism in post-war Britain. It is an important study for anyone interested in the history of fascism, extreme ideologies and the political and social history of Britain since the Second World War. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Neo-nazi, fascism, far right, extremism |
| Subjects: |
J Political Science > JC Political theory > JC348 Forms of the state > JC480 Authoritarianism. Totalitarianism. Fascism > JC481 Fascism D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain > DA566 20th century |
| Creators: | Jackson, Paul |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury |
| Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: |
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Education & Humanities > History University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Group > Radicalism Research Group Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > History |
| Date: | February 2017 |
| Date Type: | Publication |
| Series Name: | A modern history of politics and violence |
| Place of Publication: | London |
| Number of Pages: | 293 |
| Language: | English |
| ISBN: | 9781472509314 |
| Status: | Published / Disseminated |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| URI: | http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/9546 |
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