This book is a new assessment of the ideology and political program of Britains fascist and extreme right-wing community during the interwar period (19191940). It examines this groups belief system as it clustered around three major preoccupations Modernization, Empire, and War. In doing so, the book identifies many inconsistencies, contradictions, and moral failings, which contributed to the failure of the far-right tendency in the interwar years. The numerous beliefs and policies examined all point to a movement that was determined to return Britain to the levels of global power and international leadership it had once enjoyed but by means of policies of disengagement and isolation. As such, it provides insight into the resurgence of the extreme right today.
