Encyclopedia of Right-Wing Extremism in Modern American History

This encyclopedia covers American right-wing extremist groups and extremism from the 1930s to the present day, including neo-Nazis, the Ku Klux Klan, and various anti-government organizations.Right-wing extremism in America has had an established presence from the 1930s through the present day. The election of America''s first African-American president and the resuscitation of "big government" policymaking have stimulated a reaction from, and a reemergence of, right-wing extremists, Neo-Nazis, racist skinheads, and white supremacists. Unfortunately, it seems Americans are still living in an age of extremism.The yclopedia of Right-Wing Extremism in Modern American History provides useful, authoritative information about these groups and their histories, covering conservative extremism from the 1930s onward, such as white supremacist groups and neo-Nazis, Christian Identity and other right-wing religious movements, and anti-American government extremists. An introductory overview, insightful conclusion chapter, and useful, up-to-date bibliography are also included.>

List of contents

Acknowledgments,
Introduction,

Chapter 1
Ku Klux Klan Movements,
Chapter 2
Other White Supremacist Movements,
Chapter 3
Early American Neo-Fascist and Neo-Nazi Movements,
Chapter 4
Modern American Neo-Nazi and Neo-Fascist Movements,
Chapter 5
Neo-Nazi Skinheads and the White Supremacist Movement,
Chapter 6
Anti-Semitism and the Right Wing,

Chapter 7
Christian Identity Movement,
Chapter 8
Christian Reconstructionism and Other White Supremacist Churches,

Chapter 9
Early Extremist Antigovernment Movements,
Chapter 10
Militia Movements,
Chapter 11
Antigovernment Direct Action Conspiracies,
Notes,
Bibliography,
Index,

About the author

Stephen E. Atkins is Associate University Librarian for Collection Management at Texas A&M University, USA. His numerous published works include Encyclopedia of Modern American Extremists and Extremist Groups (2002), Historical Encyclopedia of Atomic Energy (Greenwood, 2000), which was awarded a Booklist Editors' Choice Award.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen E Atkins, Stephen E. Atkins, Steven E. Atkins, Atkins Stephen E.
• Publisher: Abc Clio Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.09.2011
• EAN: 9781598843507
• ISBN: 978-1-59884-350-7
• No. of pages: 360
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, HISTORY / Reference, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Reference, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Reference works, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Conservatism & right-of-centre democratic ideologies, Right-of-centre democratic ideologies