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Neo-Tories The Revolt of British Conservatives against Democracy and Political Modernity (1929-1939) - by Bernhard Dietz (Paperback)

Neo-Tories The Revolt of British Conservatives against Democracy and Political Modernity (1929-1939) - by  Bernhard Dietz (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The danger to British democracy in the interwar period came from a different source to that which has thus far been assumed. It came from a network of radical conservatives who challenged the political system and sought to replace it with an authoritarian corporate state. <br/><br/>In this book, Bernhard Dietz provides the first systematic analysis of this network and its members, which are called Neo-Tories. With strong links to the European right, yet a minority back home, this group of British conservatives are all the more fascinating today because it is on their ultimate failure that the success of British democracy rested.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Bernhard Dietz brings great clarity to the ways in which sections of the British Right echoed the "conservative revolution" experienced in continental Europe in seeking to create a "pure" Toryism. This deeply-researched book is not only of historical interest but contains an important message for our own uncertain times.<br/>Dan Stone, Professor of Modern History, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK<br><br>This is an important and deeply researched contribution to the historiography of Europe's interwar radical right. Bernhard Dietz powerfully demonstrates how deeply rooted eugenic thinking, anti-urbanism, fears of the democratic "masses", and anti-Semitism were in British national life between the world wars.<br/>Anna von der Goltz, Associate Professor of History, Georgetown University, Washington, DC., USA<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Bernhard Dietz</b> is Assistant Professor at the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Germany. He is an expert on right-wing extremism and has published various articles on British radical conservatism, eugenics and anti-urbanism.

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