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1 online resource (viii, 388 pages) : illustrations |
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Routledge studies in fascism and the far right |
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Routledge studies in fascism and the far right.
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| Contents |
1. Eva Solomon and the Yeomen of Cheshire -- 2. The legacy of war -- 3. Major Attlee and Corporal Beckett -- 4. The theatre and the general election -- 5. Labour's youngest MP -- 6. The 1926 general strike -- 7. A complicated life -- 8. The death of hope -- 9. Lifting the mace and playing to the gallery -- 10. 1931 -- 11. Dying on stage -- 12. A life in ruins -- 13. Anne -- 14. The streetfighter -- 15. Following the bleeder -- 16. Jew-baiting and standing by the king -- 17. The National Socialist League -- 18. The anti-war faction -- 19. Prison -- 20. Mr. Morrison's prisoner -- 21. A birth and a hanging -- 22. Indian summer -- 23. The Catholic church and the soul of the far right -- 24. A family in freefall -- 25. Struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more -- 26. Legacy of a Jewish anti-Semite |
| Summary |
"Even by the standards of the heated political atmosphere of the 1920s and 1930s, John Beckett led an extraordinary life. Elected as Labour's youngest M.P. in 1924, he was a prominent member of the left wing ILP and tipped for future greatness in the party. But his gradual disillusionment with Parliament led him to join the British Union of Fascists in 1934 where he was editor of several fascist publications and a prominent speaker. Moving even further to the fringes of the extreme right, he was a founder with William Joyce (aka Lord Haw-Haw) of the National Socialist League in 1937 and later interned by the government during WW2. He re-emerged from prison after the war and continued his right-wing political activities before converting to Catholicism in later life. The book draws on newly released security service (MI5) files as well as recent research and has been completely revised and updated throughout. Written by the subject's son, an acclaimed political biographer and journalist, this is a fascinating and candid account of a troubled man in turbulent times"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Beckett, John, 1894-1964.
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| SUBJECT |
Beckett, John, 1894-1964 fast |
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British Union of Fascists -- Biography
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British Union of Fascists fast |
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Fascism -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
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Right-wing extremists -- Great Britain -- Biography
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Political prisoners -- Great Britain -- Biography
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Politicians -- Great Britain -- Biography
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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Fascism
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Political prisoners
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Politicians
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Politics and government
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Right-wing extremists
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1910-1936. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056918
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1936-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056919
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Great Britain
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Electronic books
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1317416031 |
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9781317416036 |
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9781317416029 |
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1317416023 |
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9781138907669 |
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1138907669 |
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9781138907874 |
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1138907871 |
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1315686732 |
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9781315686738 |
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