Remembering Cable Street: Fascism and Anti-fascism in British Society

This collection presents research on the 1939 confrontation between the police, fascists and anti-fascists in London’s Jewish neighbourhood, and its impact on British society. The collection includes chapters on the political, social and cultural history of Cable Street, looking at the diversity of Jewish responses in London and Manchester, fascist perceptions and representations of Cable Street, the role of gender and the cultural memory of the Battle of Cable Street .