On the Fault Line - Race, Class, and the American Patriot Movement

On the Fault Line examines the American Patriot Movement--a broad, right-wing social movement that includes militias, Second Amendment activists, tax protestors, and individuals who drop out of the system. For all those interested in the fluctuating systems of power within the United States, Gallaher's work proves to be a fascinating and unique analysis.

List of contents

1 February 27, 1997: Garrard County, Kentucky 2 What's Class Got to Do with It? 3 On the Fault Line: Whiteness and Class in the New World Order 4 Out of the Rubble: A Brief History of the Patriot Movement 5 Kentucky Patriots 6 Hemp and Its Discontents 7 Biosphere-Not in My State! 8 On the Road (Again) 9 Looking Ahead 10 Epilogue: March 14, 2002-On the Lam 11 A Note on Method 12 Bibliography

About the author

Carolyn Gallaher is a geographer by training. She is currently an assistant professor at the School of International Service, American University.

Summary

Examines the US Patriot Movement, showing how the movement addresses the conflicting social positions of its members (mainly white, working-class males). The author asserts that these patriots buttress their racial anxieties through safe, acceptable, nationalistic coding.

Product details

• Authors: Carolyn Gallaher, Gallaher Carolyn
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.12.2002
• EAN: 9780742519732
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-1973-2
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 237 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 490 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Ethnic Studies, Nationalism, Social discrimination & inequality, United States of America, USA, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, Social discrimination and social justice, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General