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Informationen zum Autor Paul Corthorn is Lecturer in Modern British History at Queen's University, Belfast, having taught previously at the University College, Oxford. He is the co-editor of 'The British Labour Party and the Wider World' (forthcoming, I.B.Tauris). Klappentext shaped above all by their constantly changing views of another dictatorship: the Soviet Union under Stalin. Vorwort Presents a study of the British Left's response to the rise of international fascism in the 1930s. This title analyses how the Labour left reacted to threats from the fascist dictators, and argues that their responses were shaped above all by their constantly changing views of another dictatorship: the Soviet Union under Stalin. Zusammenfassung Presents a study of the British Left's response to the rise of international fascism in the 1930s. This title analyses how the Labour left reacted to threats from the fascist dictators, and argues that their responses were shaped above all by their constantly changing views of another dictatorship: the Soviet Union under Stalin. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Conventions and Abbreviations Introduction The Aftermath of 1931: August 1931 to October 1934 The Sanctions Crisis: October 1934 to October 1935 The Fascist Advance: October 1935 to July 1936 The Outbreak of the Spanish Civil War: July 1936 to January 1937 The Forging of a United Front: October 1936 to January 1937 The Unravelling of the Unity Campaign: January 1937 to May 1937 The Final Shattering of Unity: May 1937 to March 1938 The Approach of War: March 1938 to August 1939 Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index