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Zusatztext Paul Jackson has produced what must be regarded as the definitive political biography of Colin Jordan! Britain's leading neo-Nazi. He has traced the political and! above all! the ideological development of Jordan from his student days at Cambridge in the late 1940s/ early 1950s until his death in 2009! by which time he had become an unashamed exponent of Hitler and National Socialism. Jackson has also meticulously documented how Jordan honed his talents as a (sometimes self) publicist and propagandist! as well as his more limited leadership qualities. In so doing! he has thrown much light on the overall development of the post-war British far right from Mosley's Union Movement to Nick Griffin's leadership of the BNP in the new millenium! chronicling the many schisms and splits which the various parties and groupuscules suffered in those years and in which Jordan was usually involved. Informationen zum Autor Paul Jackson is Professor in the History of Radicalism and Extremism at the University of Northampton, UK.A reappraisal of our understanding of the ideological dynamics, motivation, and goals of Britain's postwar extreme right wing and its leader, Colin Jordan. Zusammenfassung Colin Jordan and Britain's Neo-Nazi Movement casts fresh light on one of post-war Britain’s most notorious fascists, using him to examine the contemporary history of the extreme right. The book explores the wide range of neo-Nazi groups that Colin Jordan led, contributed to and inspired throughout his time as Britain's foremost promoter of Nazi ideology. In a period stretching from the close of the Second World War right up to the 2000s, Colin Jordan became politically engaged with a multitude of Nazi-inspired extremist groups, either as leader or as a key protagonist. Moreover, Jordan also developed critical relationships with larger, competitor extreme-right organisations and parties, including the Mosley’s Union Movement, the National Front and the most recent incarnation of the British National Party. He fostered a number of transnational links throughout his years of activism as well, especially with American neo-Nazis. In recent years, his writings and somewhat idealised profile have been adopted by more contemporary extremist organisations, such as the British People's Party and a rekindled British Movement, who look to Jordan as an inspirational figure for their own reconfigurations of a National Socialist agenda. By examining this history, drawing on a wide range of fresh primary sources, Colin Jordan and Britain's Neo-Nazi Movement offers a new analysis on the nature and workings of Nazi-inspired political extremism in post-war Britain. It is an important study for anyone interested in the history of fascism, extreme ideologies and the political and social history of Britain since the Second World War. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. A Working Definition of Neo-Nazism 2. From Private Jordan to Emergent Leader 3. From Activist to Leader 4. The National Socialist Movement 5. The British Movement, 1968 – 1975 6. Semi-Retirement and Gothic Ripples 7. The Final Decade and Legacy Conclusions Notes Selected Bibliography Index ...
