An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
374. The Battle of Cable Street: Fascism Defeated
October 01, 2023
Description
Books Referenced
Author: J.B. Priestley
Context:
Mentioned as a book written by J.B. Priestley about 1936-37, discussing the 'three Englands' - the traditional England, the industrial north suffering in the Depression, and the new England of suburban development and prosperity.
Author: Martin Pugh
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Explicitly referenced as a book containing a quotation from an Evening Standard report by journalist Dudley Barker about the competition between communists and British Union of Fascists in poor areas of London.
Author: John Buchan
Context:
Referenced in discussion of anti-Semitism in British fiction, with a quote from the character Scudder about Jews controlling the world - used as an example of how anti-Semitic sentiments appeared in British fiction of the 1910s-1930s.