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HISM052 Fascism and Anti-Fascism in Britain from 1945 to the Present Day | University of Northampton 09/26/21 HISM052 Fascism and Anti-Fascism in Britain from 1945 to the Present Day | University of Northampton HISM052 Fascism and Anti-Fascism in View Online Britain from 1945 to the Present Day [1] Allardyce, G. 1979. What fascism is not: thoughts on the deflation of a concept. (AHA forum). American Historical Review. 84, 2 (1979). [2] Allen, C. 2011. Opposing Islamification or promoting Islamophobia? Understanding the English Defence League. Patterns of Prejudice. 45, 4 (Sep. 2011), 279–294. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/0031322X.2011.585014. [3] Allen, C. 2017. Proscribing National Action: Considering the Impact of Banning the British Far-Right Group. The Political Quarterly. 88, 4 (Oct. 2017), 652–659. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923X.12368. [4] Anti-Fascist Archive | The Largest Public Collection of Anti-Fascist Action Material: http://antifascistarchive.org/. 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