Towards 'Mother Earth': Jorian Jenks, organicism, the right and the British Union of Fascists

Journal of Contemporary History

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Moore Colyer, Richard ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34248054886     PISSN: 00220094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022009404044445     Document Type: Article

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