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Drawing substantially on the thoughts and words of Catholic writers and cultural commentators, Villis sheds new light on religious identity and political extremism in early twentieth-century Britain. The book constitutes a comprehensive study of the way in which British Catholic communities reacted to fascism both at home and abroad.
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Front Matter
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"A scholarly work that makes a clean sweep of stereotyped clichés, reopening the discussion on the essence of Fascism" - Luca Gallesi, Barbadillio.
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About the author
Tom Villis is a Senior Lecturer in History and Politics at Regent's College, London, UK. Tom was educated at the universities of Edinburgh, Grenoble and Cambridge and has also taught at Cambridge University and the Open University. He is the author of Reaction and the Avant-Garde: The Revolt against Liberal Democracy in Early Twentieth-Century Britain.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: British Catholics and Fascism
Book Subtitle: Religious Identity and Political Extremism Between the Wars
Authors: Tom Villis
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137274199
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-27418-2Published: 18 February 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-44555-4Published: 01 January 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-27419-9Published: 18 February 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 280
Topics: Political History, Sociology of Religion, History of Britain and Ireland, Modern History