Alexander Raven Thomson, Philosopher of the British Union of Fascists
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3969967 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew Mcmurray (City University of New York, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 33-59 |
| Publication date | 2012-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The European Legacy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1084-8770 • E-ISSN: 1470-1316 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10848770.2011.640191 |
| OpenAlex | W2021252411 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This study surveys the career and political philosophy of Alexander Raven Thomson, one of Sir Oswald Mosley's lieutenants in the British Union of Fascists (BUF), the largest party on the extreme right in Britain in the interwar era. It explores key issues relating to the BUF, such as: What type of society did Thomson and the Blackshirts wish to establish in Britain? Who were some of the major domestic and international intellectual influences on him and the BUF? Was the BUF essentially a homegrown movement or was it, as critics argued, an imitation of Italian and German fascism? What does Thomson's career reveal about the inner politics of the movement? The aim of this article is to provide a better understanding of Thomson, one of the lesser-studied BUF officials, and of the movement to which he devoted his life
German · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Soviet union · Communism, Protests, Social Movements · European history and politics · History · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2022 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |