| Ideology of Obsession: A.K.Chesterton and British Fascism Contributor(s): Baker, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 1860640737 ISBN-13: 9781860640735 Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company OUR PRICE: $158.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 1996 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Fascism & Totalitarianism - Biography & Autobiography | Political - History | Europe - Great Britain - 20th Century |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 95062305 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.02 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Baker, David: - David Baker is the author of Midwest Eclogue and Heresy and the Ideal: On |