Music, Youth and International Links in Post-War British Fascism

The Transformation of Extremism
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-86675-8
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 351 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 471 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in the History of Subcultures and Popular Music

This book examines the domestic evolution and international connections of post-war fascists in the UK. It argues that post-war British fascism became transnational as the radicals increasingly exchanged ideas, money and culture with like-minded foreigners. Using interviews with key figures in several countries, this book traces the history of the National Front (NF) and British National Party (BNP), focusing on the political parties’ youth, music and international outreach. It explores how British fascism grew into an international movement, how fascist youth developed skinhead music as a conduit for their ideas, and how some of those key figures made international connections with people in Iraq, Libya, Syria and the United States. Moreover, it also draws from rare internal party documents, law enforcement records and membership lists to track foreign funding and the parties’ domestic electoral growth. For the first time, this book gained access to both the leadership and rank-and-file of the BNP and NF to explore its culture and international connections. In doing so, it shows the successes, failures and changes that have made British fascism a force in the international extremist subculture.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shaffer, Ryan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Faschismus, Rechtsextremismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Sozialethnologie: Familie, Gender, Soziale Gruppen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Kinder- und Jugendsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. The Fascist Tradition, 1967–1977.- 3. Youth Against Tradition, 1977–1983.- 4. An International Youth Movement, 1983–1990.- 5. Building a Street Force, 1990–1999.- 6. Fascist Modernization, 1999–2005.- 7. The Fascist Peak and the Fascist Decline, 2005–2016.- 8. Conclusion.- Appendix.- Bibliography.- Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Ryan Shaffer is an historian and writer. His academic work focuses on Asian and European history with particular interest in extremism and political violence. He has published over 150 articles, reviews and chapters about European and South Asian politics in popular magazines and scholarly journals.