Confronting Right Wing Extremism and Terrorism in the Usa

Informationen zum Autor George Michael Klappentext This book examines the response to right-wing extremism in the US from both the government and non-governmental organisations. It provides a detailed portrait of the contemporary extreme right in the US including interviews with several of the movement's leading figures from groups such as the Ku Klux Klan, Militias, American Renaissance and the White Aryan Resistance. The author also explains how the activities of these racist groups have been curbed due to the campaigning efforts of anti-racist and anti-fascist watchdogs who have helped to shape and influence government policy. Zusammenfassung This book examines the response to right-wing extremism in the US from both the government and non-governmental organisations and provides a detailed portrait of contemporary extreme right in the US. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. Who are the Watchdogs? 3. Overview of the Contemporary American Far Right 4. The Far Right and Terrorism 5. The U.S. Government's Response to Right Wing Extremism 6. The Watchdogs' Response to the Far Right 7. Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: George Michael
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.03.2012
• EAN: 9780415628440
• ISBN: 978-0-415-62844-0
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Routledge Studies in Extremism and Democracy
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Fascism & Nazism, Terrorism, armed struggle, Far-right political ideologies and movements