Richard C. Thurlow is an historian of

Fascism Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian, ultra-nationalist political ideology and movement,: "extreme militaristic nationalism, contempt for electoral democracy and political and cultural liberalism, a belief in natural social hierarchy an ...

in Britain. He is a graduate of the

University of York , mottoeng = On the threshold of wisdom , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £8.0 million , budget = £403.6 million , chancellor = Heather Melville , vice_chancellor = Charlie Jeffery , students ...

and the

University of Sussex , mottoeng = Be Still and Know , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £14.4 million (2020) , budget = £319.6 million (2019–20) , chancellor = Sanjeev Bhaskar , vice_chancellor = Sasha Roseneil , ...

and now an honorary lecturer at the

University of Sheffield , mottoeng = To discover the causes of things , established = – University of SheffieldPredecessor institutions: – Sheffield Medical School – Firth College – Sheffield Technical School – University College of Sheffield , type = Pu ...

where he formerly taught.

Selected publications

Articles

*"Powers of Darkness: Conspiracy, Belief and Political Strategy." '' Patterns of Prejudice'', Vol. 12, No. 6, 1978, pp. 1–12, 23. . *"Jew Wise: Dimensions of British Political Anti-semitism, 1918-1939." ''Immigrants and Minorities'', Vol. 6, No. 1, 1987, pp. 44–65. *"British Fascism and State Surveillance, 1934-45." '' Intelligence and National Security'', Vol. 1, 1988, pp. 77–99. *"'A Very Clever Capitalist Class': British Communism and State Surveillance, 1939-1945." '' Intelligence and National Security'', Vol. 12, No. 2, April 1997.
"The Guardian of the 'Sacred Flame': The Failed Political Resurrection of Sir Oswald Mosley after 1945."
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'', Vol. 33, No. 2, April 1998, pp. 241–254. . *"The Evolution of the Mythical British Fifth Column, 1939-46." '' Twentieth Century British History'', Vol. 10, No. 4, 1999, pp. 477–498. *"Charm Offensive: The Coming out of MI5." '' Intelligence and National Security'', Vol. 15, No. 1, 2000, pp. 183–190.

Books

* ''British Fascism: Essays on the Radical Right in Inter-War Britain''. Croom Helm, 1980. (Editor with Kenneth Lunn) * ''Fascism in Britain: A History, 1918-85''. Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1987. * ''The Secret State: British Internal Security in the Twentieth Century''.

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, Oxford, 1994. * ''Fascism''. Cambridge Perspectives in History.

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, Cambridge, 1999. * ''Fascism in Modern Britain''. Sutton, Stroud, 2000

Chapters

*"Blaming the Blackshirts: The Authorities and the Anti-Jewish Disturbances in the 1930s." In: P. Panayi (ed.) ''Racial Violence in Britain''. Leicester University Press, 1993, pp. 112–129.

References

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