Ideology of Obsession - A.K.Chesterton and British Fascism (Hardcover, illustrated edition)

Arthur Kenneth Chesterton, cousin of G.K. Chesterton, grew up in South Africa where he developed his "colonial outsider" view of England and of the First World War. By the age of 21, Chesterton was an archetypal "angry young man" - ex-colonial, ex-officer with literary interests and accomplishments. As an increasingly disillusioned literary critic and newspaper editor, he created a world based on his reading of English literature - an idealized version of British society. The result was a cultural despair which sealed his acceptance of fascism in 1933. In this biography, David Baker examines the socio-psychological profile of A.K. Chesterton to help explain the nature of fascism. The author questions previous academic interpretations, suggesting that a definition of fascist ideology must be broadened to take account of its fatal attraction to those who might have remained self-assured members of a democratic society.

General

Imprint:	I.B. Tauris
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	International Library of Historical Studies
Release date:	December 1996
Authors:	David Baker
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
Edition:	illustrated edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-86064-073-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Fascism & Nazism Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN:	1-86064-073-7
Barcode:	9781860640735

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