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British Catholics and Fascism: Religious Identity and Political Extremism Between the Wars 2013th Edition
Author(s): T. Villis (Author)
- Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date: 18 Feb. 2013
- Edition: 2013th
- Language: English
- Print length: 289 pages
- ISBN-10: 1137274182
- ISBN-13: 9781137274182
Book Description
Drawing substantially on the thoughts and words of Catholic writers and cultural commentators, Villis sheds new light on religious identity and political extremism in early twentieth-century Britain. The book constitutes a comprehensive study of the way in which British Catholic communities reacted to fascism both at home and abroad.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“A scholarly work that makes a clean sweep of stereotyped clichés, reopening the discussion on the essence of Fascism” – Luca Gallesi, Barbadillio.
About the Author
Tom Villis is a Senior Lecturer in History and Politics at Regent’s College, London, UK. Tom was educated at the universities of Edinburgh, Grenoble and Cambridge and has also taught at Cambridge University and the Open University. He is the author of Reaction and the Avant-Garde: The Revolt against Liberal Democracy in Early Twentieth-Century Britain.
