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Record Nr.

UNINA9910155005403321

Autore

Jackson Paul <1978->

Titolo

Colin Jordan and Britain's Neo-Nazi movement : Hitler's echo / / Paul Jackson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2016

ISBN

1-4742-1895-4

1-4725-0906-4

1-4725-1459-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 pages)

Collana

A modern history of politics and violence

Disciplina

320.53/3092

B

Soggetti

Neo-Nazis - Great Britain

Neo-Nazis - Great Britain - History - 20th century

Neo-Nazism - Great Britain - History - 20th century

Great Britain Politics and government 1945-1964

Great Britain Politics and government 1964-1979

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

A working definition of Neo-Nazism -- From Private Jordan to emergent leader -- From activist to leader -- The National Socialist movement -- The British movement, 1968-1975 -- Semi-retirement and gothic ripples -- The final decade and legacy.

Sommario/riassunto

"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."--Bloomsbury Publishing.