Facing Fascism - The Conservative Party and the European Dictators 1935 -1940

Zusatztext 'The book has depth! but also ranges widely and is written with clarity and style.' - Stuart Ball! History Informationen zum Autor Nick Crowson is Director of Research, Institute of Contemporary British History, London. Klappentext This book examines the Conservative party's responses to the problems of fascism from 1935 - 1940. Crowson provides the historical context for the foreign policy of the period and examines the historiography of the Conservative party. He offers a new perspective on its policies and the reaction of its various elements to the deepening international crisis. Zusammenfassung This book provides a complete history of the Conservative party from 1935 to 1940 and explores its responses to the problems of fascism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part I 1 Facing the dictators: attitudes and perceptions Part II 2 Abyssinia to Guernica, 1935–7: the first challenges 3 Berchtesgaden to Poland, 1937–9: the descent to war 4 The rearmament debate, 1935–8 5 The call for national service, 1937–9 6 The prosecution of the war, September 1939 to May 1940. Conclusion

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• Authors: N. J. Crowson, Nick Crowson, Nick (University of Birmingham Crowson, Crowson Nick
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.10.1997
• EAN: 9780415153157
• ISBN: 978-0-415-15315-7
• No. of pages: 282
• Series: Routledge Studies in Modern European History; Routledge Studies in Modern Eu; Routledge Studies in Modern European History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Historiography, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, International Relations, General & world history, Historiography, Fascism & Nazism, Second World War, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), General and world history, Far-right political ideologies and movements, Modern warfare, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Central / national / federal government policies, Political parties and party platforms, Central government policies, Conservatism & right-of-centre democratic ideologies, Right-of-centre democratic ideologies, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater