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Oswald Mosley and the New Party

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  • © 2010

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  1. Matthew Worley

    1. University of Reading, UK

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction Failures: The New Party in History

    • Matthew Worley
    Pages 1-13

  3. Here are the Young Men: The New Party in Context

    • Matthew Worley
    Pages 14-32

  4. From Reform to Revolution: New Party Policy

    • Matthew Worley
    Pages 33-49

  5. Visions of the Near Future: New Party Ideology

    • Matthew Worley
    Pages 50-66

  6. A Party of a New Type? New Party Organisation

    • Matthew Worley
    Pages 67-83

  7. London Calling: Journeys Through and Around the New Party

    • Matthew Worley
    Pages 84-106

  8. Going Into Battle: The New Party and Public Politics

    • Matthew Worley
    Pages 107-124

  9. Outside the Gate: Alternative Routes to Power

    • Matthew Worley
    Pages 125-140

  10. Leaders of Men: Masculinity and the Promise of a New Life

    • Matthew Worley
    Pages 141-151

  11. Hurrah for the Greyshirts: The New Party and Fascism

    • Matthew Worley
    Pages 152-163

  12. Conclusion A Life of Contradiction: Mosley and the New Party

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    Pages 164-170

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 171-234
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About this book

This is the first full-length study of the organization that incubated Britain's most provocative and successful fascist movement. Exploring Sir Oswald Mosley's secession from Labour, his evolving politics and his eventual embrace of fascism, this book examines the process by which he transformed from Labour politician to fascist.

Reviews

'Worley's book, which is the first detailed study of the New Party, is to be welcomed. It is important to show the danger that frustation with democratic systems can so easily lead to authoritarianism and militarism.' - Duncan Bowie, Chartist: For Democratic Socialism

'Matthew Worley's reconstruction of Oswald Mosley's New Party is a welcome addition to the historiography on inter-war British politics. Until now, no historian has studied the New Party on its own terms in this detail. The book is well written and it will appeal to undergraduate students because it serves as a good introduction to the fractious political culture that shaped the 1931 political crisis. But political historians should also read the book. Worley adds new flesh to the bones of a familiar story and he has used his intimate knowledge of the New Party to explore broader historical debates about the importance of 'generations' in this period and the relationship between fascism and modernism.' - Gary Love, Twentieth Century British History

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Reading, UK

    Matthew Worley

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Matthew Worley is Professor of Modern History at the University of Reading.

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