British antifascism and the Holocaust, 1945-79 /

"British Antifascism and the Holocaust, 1945-79 explores the extent to which the Holocaust has shaped British antifascism. The author tests assertions of an uncomplicated relationship between Holocaust memory and the imperative to resist postwar fascist revivals. For those with a scholarly inte...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cohen, Joshua (Holocaust historian) (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.
Series:	Routledge studies in fascism and the far right
Subjects:	Anti-fascist movements > Great Britain > History > 20th century. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Foreign public opinion, British. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Influence. Collective memory > Great Britain. Great Britain > Politics and government > 1945-1964. Great Britain > Politics and government > 1964-1979. Anti-fascist movements. Collective memory. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Politics and government. Public opinion, British. Great Britain. 1900-1999 History.

Table of Contents:

'We got rid of the bastards' : the Holocaust and Anglo-Jewish responses to fascism, 1945-51
Never forget? The Holocaust and left-wing antifascism, 1945-51
The Holocaust, antifascism, race and immigration, 1951-60
'Somehow getting their own back on Hitler' : British antifascism and the Holocaust, 1960-67
'This is what racialisation leads to!' : using the Holocaust against the National Front, 1967-79.