Contemporary British Fascism The British National Party and the Quest for Legitimacy

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ISBN: 9780230574366 | 023057436X
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Copyright: 9/15/2008

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For the first time since the 1970s when the National Front became Britain's fourth largest political party, the recent electoral success of the British National Party has put Britain's extreme right back on the political map. Nigel Copsey provides a clear and comprehensive analysis of the history of the British National Party and its struggle for political legitimacy. With far-right parties enjoying unprecedented success across Europe, this book also locates its subject in the broader international context.

Acknowledgements	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
'Back to Front': John Tyndall and the Origins of the British National Party	p. 6
From League of Empire Loyalist to National Socialist	p. 7
Emerging from the British fuhrer's shadow: from the National Socialist Movement to the National Front	p. 12
Leading from the Front	p. 16
Schism at the 'gay' National Front and the birth of the British National Party	p. 21
The Struggle for the Soul of British Nationalism	p. 29
Establishing itself: the BNP in its early years	p. 29
The holy grail of 'Nationalist Unity': the British National Party and the challenge of the National Front, 1983-87	p. 33
On or off? The BNP and the electoral trail	p. 39
The 1980s draw to a close: the BNP at the end of the road?	p. 42
A False Dawn in Tower Hamlets: The British National Party in the 1990s	p. 51
Making gains at the ballot box	p. 52
'Rights for whites': the BNP and the quest for local legitimacy	p. 56
London's 'secret racists': a helping hand from elsewhere	p. 61
The false dawn	p. 66
Manoeuvring towards the leadership contest	p. 69
Fascism on the Fringe: The Ideology of Tyndall's British National Party	p. 76
Conceptualising right-wing extremism	p. 77
Fascism: the revolutionary ideology of the extreme right	p. 80
In search of revolutionary rebirth	p. 82
The racial fascism of the British National Party	p. 87
On the Jewish question	p. 91
'Neither capitalism nor socialism': the British National Party and the new economic order	p. 93
Conclusion: a contemporary British fascism	p. 97
New Millennium New Leader: Nick Griffin and the Modernisation of the British National Party, 1999-2001	p. 100
Responsibility	p. 101
Professionalism	p. 106
Slinging mud and electing the leader	p. 109
Griffin takes charge	p. 112
Modernisation de-railed?	p. 119
Out of Obscurity: The Rise of the British National Party, 2001-2003	p. 124
Oldham, Burnley and the 2001 General Election	p. 125
Courting the media, winning votes and getting elected	p. 133
'The genie is out of the bottle'	p. 142
'We don't just win in Lancashire'	p. 144
Successes and Setbacks: The British National Party since 2004	p. 150
Frustrated expectations: the June 2004 elections	p. 150
'Breaking with the past'	p. 156
National-populism or neo-fascism?	p. 161
'Their finest hour': the 2006 local elections	p. 165
'Target 100': the 2007 local elections and beyond	p. 169
The British National Party in Comparative Perspective	p. 174
Right-wing extremism: a rising tide?	p. 174
Explaining the rise of far-right parties in Western Europe	p. 179
The British National Party: similarity and difference	p. 190
Conclusion	p. 203
Notes	p. 209
Select Bibliography	p. 249
Index	p. 253
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