Anti-Fascism in Britain

Nigel Copsey is Professor of Modern History at Teesside University, UK and co-director of the Centre for Fascist, Anti-Fascist and Post-Fascist Studies. His major publications are Anti-Fascism in Britain (2000) and Contemporary British Fascism: The British National Party and the Quest for Legitimacy (2004; 2008).

• Introduction1. Origins and Development of Anti-Fascism 1923-35 2. Opposition to British Fascism 1936-45 3. ‘Never Again!’: Anti-Fascism 1946-66 4. ‘The National Front is a Nazi Front!’: Opposition to the NationalFront 1967-79 5. Fighting Fascism in the Eighties and Nineties 6. Opposing Fascism in the Twenty-First CenturyConclusion

Nigel Copsey has led the way in opening up the field of British anti-fascism studies, defining the empirical and conceptual parameters for the elucidation of protest and resistance to extremism over the course of the twentieth century. This lucidly written and meticulously researched second edition of his ground breaking study is very welcome and timely. - Dr Julie V. Gottlieb, University of Sheffield, UK Anti-Fascism in Britain is an important book, widening our understanding of a subject that remains pertinent today. - Matthew Worley, Professor of Modern History, University of Reading, UK