Fascism and Constitutional Conflict: The British Extreme Right and Ulster in the Twentieth Century - Hardcover

Loughlin, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1786941775 ISBN 13: 9781786941770

Publisher: Liverpool University Press, 2019

Synopsis

This work makes an original and important contribution both to the field of British fascist/extreme Right studies and to the Ulster question. Given that British fascism was a phenomenon of the inter-war period, first making its appearance shortly after the Irish question had been constitutionally settled by the creation of the Irish Free State and the autonomous entity of Northern Ireland, it has been understandable that British historians should focus chiefly on developments in Britain. In the process, however, Northern Ireland as a site of fascist interest and activity has been largely overlooked; yet it engaged the attention of all the significant fascist movements, from Rotha Lintorn-Orman's British Fascists and Sir Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists to the less significant Imperial Fascist League in the inter-war period, Mosley's Union Movement in the post-war period and the National Front and British National Party during the period of the Troubles, together with smaller formations thereafter. In focusing on Northern Ireland, this study provides insights into the strengths and weaknesses of British fascist organisations throughout the twentieth century. It also demonstrates that the region was an extremely difficult terrain for those organisations to cultivate, whether they were supportive of nationalism/republicanism or Unionism/loyalism.

About this title

About the Author:

James Loughlin is Reader Emeritus in History, Ulster University.

Review:

"Very well-researched and well-written, this is an original study that breaks new ground."
Nigel Copsey, Teesside University

About this edition

• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1786941775
• ISBN 13: 9781786941770
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384