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Overview
This book examines the Conservative party's responses to the problems of fascism from 1935 - 1940.Crowson provides the historical context for the foreign policy of the period and examines the historiography of the Conservative party. He offers a new perspective on its policies and the reaction of its various elements to the deepening international crisis.
Synopsis
This book examines the Conservative party's responses to the problems of fascism from 1935 - 1940.
Crowson provides the historical context for the foreign policy of the period and examines the historiography of the Conservative party. He offers a new perspective on its policies and the reaction of its various elements to the deepening international crisis.
Booknews
In this two-part analysis derived from his doctoral dissertation, Crowson (history, Southampton U., UK) overviews the attitudes and perceptions of England's Conservative Party in response to WW II-era dictators before proceeding to chronicle how specific political circumstances led to the descent to war: from Abyssinia to Guernica, from Berchtesgaden to Poland. Includes appendices on members of sundry conservative groups (e.g. the Anglo-German Fellowship, supporters of Franco); and relations between foreign policy skeptics, their local parties, and voting records. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.