Contemporary British Fascism: The British National Party and the Quest for Legitimacy

by N. Copsey

Overview

For the first time since the 1970s when the National Front became Britain's fourth largest political party, the recent electoral success of the British National Party has put Britain's extreme right back on the political map. Nigel Copsey provides a clear and comprehensive analysis of the history of the British National Party and its struggle for political legitimacy. With far-right parties enjoying unprecedented success across Europe, this book also locates its subject in the broader international context.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781403902146
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	05/25/2004
Edition description:	2004
Pages:	220
Product dimensions:	8.27(w) x 10.98(h) x 0.43(d)

About the Author

NIGEL COPSEY is Reader in Modern History at the University of Teesside (UK). The author of Anti-Fascism in Britain, and co-editor of British Fascism, the Labour Movement and the State, he has published widely on British right-wing extremism, fascism and anti-fascism.

Table of Contents

Back to Front': John Tyndall and the Origins of the British National Party The Struggle for the Soul of British Nationalism A False Dawn in Tower Hamlets: The British National Party in the 1990s Fascism on the Fringe: The Ideology of Tyndall's British National Party New Millennium New Leader: Nick Griffin and the Modernization of the British National Party, 1999–2001 Out of Obscurity: The Rise of the British National Party, 2001–2003 Successes and Setbacks: The British National Party since 2004 The British National Party in Comparative Context

Editorial Reviews

'Copsey's updated book on the BNP is essential reading for political scientists and extremism-watchers who want to gain deeper insight into the evolution of the extreme right in Britain. It also presents a meticulous case study in the way the irresistible forces of virulent racism and fascism that dominated crisis-stricken inter-war Europe are prepared to cynically domesticate and 'democratize' themselves to survive in a contemporary world of globalization, multiculturalism, and mindless consumerism in their pursuit of the chimera of national rebirth.' - Roger Griffin, Professor of Modern History, Oxford Brookes University, UK

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