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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451508903321

Autore

Crowson N. J.

Titolo

Facing fascism : the Conservative party and the European dictators, 1935-1940 / / N.J. Crowson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1997

ISBN

1-280-10947-5

9786610109470

1-134-74260-6

0-203-44268-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (283 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in modern European history

Disciplina

327.4104

Soggetti

Fascism - Europe

World War, 1939-1945 - Causes

Electronic books.

Europe Foreign relations Great Britain

Great Britain Foreign relations Europe

Europe Politics and government 1918-1945

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [254]-258) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Facing the dictators: attitudes and perceptions; Abyssinia to Guernica, 1935  7: the first challenges; Berchtesgaden to Poland, 1937  9: the descent to war; The rearmament debate, 1935  8; The call for national service, 1937  9; The prosecution of the war, September 1939 to May 1940; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a complete history of the Conservative party from 1935 to 1940 and explores its responses to the problems of fascism.