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Ideology of Obsession

By David Baker

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Ideology of Obsession

By David Baker

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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.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
274
Release Date:
1996-05-15
Publication Date:
1996-12-31
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1860640737
ISBN13:
9781860640735
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
480 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
18 cm
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