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Title
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Neville Chamberlain, Oswald Mosley, and the historiography of appeasement revisited.
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Creator
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Ortiz, Michael., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of History
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Abstract/Description
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This thesis analyzes the historiography of Neville Chamberlain and appeasement through the lens of Oswald Mosley and British Fascism, arguing that an acute and unexpected convergence emerges between the ardent radicalism of Mosley and the utter rationality of Chamberlain, illustrating the uncanny degree to which appeasement as a policy dovetailed with fascism as an ideology. Beginning at the Spanish Civil War and ending in March 1939, politicians in the vein of Chamberlain - subsequently...
Show moreThis thesis analyzes the historiography of Neville Chamberlain and appeasement through the lens of Oswald Mosley and British Fascism, arguing that an acute and unexpected convergence emerges between the ardent radicalism of Mosley and the utter rationality of Chamberlain, illustrating the uncanny degree to which appeasement as a policy dovetailed with fascism as an ideology. Beginning at the Spanish Civil War and ending in March 1939, politicians in the vein of Chamberlain - subsequently dubbed 'appeasers' - pursued appeasement as a means to placate German aggression. The British Union of Fascists, with Mosley at the helm, enthusiastically supported this movement and urged the British Government to intensify the appeasement campaign. Ultimately, the convergence of appeasement and fascism illustrates the severe lack of alternatives available to Chamberlain, and underscores the degree to which his pragmatic politics supported fascism abroad.
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Date Issued
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2010
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/2978948
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Subject Headings
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Views on Germany, World War, 1939-1945, Diplomatic history, Fascism, World politics, Politics and government, Foreign relations, Foreign relations, Foreign relations
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Format
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Document (PDF)
