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OverviewThe life of Jorian Jenks (1899-1963) has great potential to upset settled assumptions. Why did a sensitive and intelligent man from a liberal family become a fascist? How did a Blackshirt go green? The son of an eminent academic, from his childhood onwards Jenks instead longed to farm. Lacking the means to do so, he worked as a farm bailiff and then, in New Zealand, as a government agricultural instructor. Finally, a legacy permitted him to come home and become a tenant farmer. Struggling to survive in the economic depression of the 1930s, he became an author and activist for rural reconstruction. Then, having lost faith in the established parties, he joined the British Union of Fascists. Becoming one of the Blackshirts’ leading figures, he was imprisoned without trial during the war. On his release, Jenks returned to the struggle, this time in the cause of ecology, becoming a pioneer of today’s organic movement and a founder of the Soil Association. This book draws on an extensive range of sources, a large proportion of which were previously unseen by historians. For the first time, it portrays the private and public life of this unusual man, revealing many hitherto un-glimpsed facets of Jenks’ life. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Philip CouplandPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.612kg ISBN: 9781138124349ISBN 10: 1138124346 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 20 September 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPrologue 1. Roots 2. Shoots 3. Agricultural Education 4. Wanderlust 5. London Interlude 6. Superphosphate 7. A Small Legacy 8. Devon 9. An Interesting South-Coast Farm 10. Farming and Money 11. Another Cobbett 12. The Land and the People 13. Pigs and Pen 14. A Farmer’s Philosophy 15. War 16. 18B / 2732 17. J.J. Zeal 18. The Rural Reconstruction Association 19. Church and Countryside 20. Untouchable 21. Through the Tunnel 22. The Organic Movement 23. ‘A Young Plant of Great Promise’ 24. Resurrection of the RRA 25. The Soil Association 26. From the Ground Up 27. Rural Economy Ltd 28. Feeding the Fifty Million 29. The Whole Works 30. Return Epilogue. Jorian Jenks’ Legacy: Green and BlackReviewsPhilip Coupland's dedicated and impressive detective work illuminates the controversial life of Jorian Jenks, in that complex area of twentieth-century culture where politics merged with organic farming and economics with religion. This biography is a most valuable contribution to the history of environmentalism in Britain. Dr. Philip Conford, School of Historical Studies, University of Leicester. Coupland's book is both scholarly and fascinating. With a wealth of new archival material, we now at last have an in-depth study of a man central both to pre-war Fascist agricultural policies and to the post-war ecological movement. Richard Griffiths, Emeritus Professor, King's College London and author of Fellow Travellers of the Right and Patriotism Perverted. A fascinating book, uncovering hidden histories of British fascism and the British Ecology movement. Matthew Worley, Professor of Modern History, University of Reading. Philip Coupland's dedicated and impressive detective work illuminates the controversial life of Jorian Jenks, in that complex area of twentieth-century culture where politics merged with organic farming and economics with religion. This biography is a most valuable contribution to the history of environmentalism in Britain. Dr. Philip Conford, School of Historical Studies, University of Leicester. Coupland's book is both scholarly and fascinating. With a wealth of new archival material, we now at last have an in-depth study of a man central both to pre-war Fascist agricultural policies and to the post-war ecological movement. Richard Griffiths, Emeritus Professor, King's College London and author of Fellow Travellers of the Right and Patriotism Perverted. A fascinating book, uncovering hidden histories of British fascism and the British Ecology movement. Matthew Worley, Professor of Modern History, University of Reading. Philip Coupland has unearthed a vast amount of information and his engrossing biography is the first in-depth study of Jenks. Richard Griffiths, Patterns of Prejudice His comprehensive and insightful work is far more important than a mere biography of a right-wing eccentric, particularly in shedding light on the problematic relationship between ecological and fascist movements. Steve Andrew, The Morning Star Green Fascism in the future. British Fascism in its present form may be dying out, but the coming crises brought about by climate change, mass migration and competition over resources will have great potential to disrupt existing political and social structures. The re-emergence of Fascism will also depend on whether the nation survives as a motivating force in an increasingly globalised world. David Sivier, https://www.lobster-magazine.co.uk/free/lobster75/lob75-farming-fascism-ecology.pdf Philip Coupland's dedicated and impressive detective work illuminates the controversial life of Jorian Jenks, in that complex area of twentieth-century culture where politics merged with organic farming and economics with religion. This biography is a most valuable contribution to the history of environmentalism in Britain. Dr. Philip Conford, School of Historical Studies, University of Leicester. Coupland's book is both scholarly and fascinating. With a wealth of new archival material, we now at last have an in-depth study of a man central both to pre-war Fascist agricultural policies and to the post-war ecological movement. Richard Griffiths, Emeritus Professor, King's College London and author of Fellow Travellers of the Right and Patriotism Perverted. A fascinating book, uncovering hidden histories of British fascism and the British Ecology movement. Matthew Worley, Professor of Modern History, University of Reading. Author InformationPhilip M. Coupland is a researcher and author. He has published a book on the British churches and European integration, and has written widely on aspects of British interwar fascism. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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