The Revival of Right Wing Extremism in the Nineties

Most studies of the radical right concentrate on movements in a single country, neglecting to some extent the international dimensions of right-wing extremism. Here, Merkl and Weinberg adopt a comparative perspective, concentrating on the revival of the right across a variety of countries.

Sommario

1. Why Are They So Strong Now?: Comparative reflections on the revival of the radical Right in Europe 2.The Extreme Right in Europe: A survey 3. The New Right in France and Germany: Nouvelle droite, neue Rechte and the new Right radical parties 4. The New Extreme Right-wingers in Western Europe: Attitudes, world views and social characteristics 5. The Extreme Right Political Movements in Post-Communist Right Radicalism in Romania 6. The Radical Right in Post-Communist Russian Politics 7. Radical Right Parties and Civic Groups in Belarus and the Ukraine 7. The American Radical Right in Comparative Perspective 8. The Quiet Dog: The extreme Right and the South African transition

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Peter H. Merkl, Leonard Weinberg

Riassunto

Most studies of the radical right concentrate on movements in a single country, neglecting to some extent the international dimensions of right-wing extremism. Here, Merkl and Weinberg adopt a comparative perspective, concentrating on the revival of the right across a variety of countries.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Peter H Merkl (Editore), Merkl Peter H. (Editore), Leonard Weinberg (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.05.1997
• EAN: 9780714646763
• ISBN: 978-0-7146-4676-3
• Pagine: 298
• Peso: 544 g
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, Fascism & Nazism, Terrorism, armed struggle, Far-right political ideologies and movements, c 1990 to c 2000, c 1990 to c 1999, Conservatism & right-of-centre democratic ideologies, Right-of-centre democratic ideologies