Fascist Scotland: Caledonia and the Far Right - Softcover

Bowd, Gavin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1780270526 ISBN 13: 9781780270524

Publisher: Birlinn Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

A unique insight into an unknown aspect of Scotland's past, this book reveals the fascinating and uncomfortable truths about the country's foray into Fascism during the interwar period. The account contends that Fascism found support in Scottish society, having provided its own cohort of idealists, fanatics, and traitors for extreme racist, nationalist, and authoritarian politics. From Dumfries to Alness, one of the main ideologies of the first half of the 20th century found its standard-bearers, but when Fascism crossed the Cheviots, it found itself in a restless part of a multination state, riven by sectarian hatreds. This little-known part of history is bound to stimulate debate.

About this title

About the Author:

Gavin Bowd is a lecturer in French at the University of St Andrews. His research covers various aspects of modern and contemporary France, Romania, and Scotland; Communism and post-Communism; the remembrance and representation of war; colonial geography; and geopoetics. He is a published translator, journalist, and creative writer.

Review:

[A] well-written and provocative book'  (Morning Star)

About this edition

• Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1780270526
• ISBN 13: 9781780270524
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256