Extremism in America

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Gathers essays by area specialists to provide an assessment of contemporary American extremism, exploring the views of each group in context and examining the tension between civil liberties and possible threats to society.

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Full title :Extremism in America / edited by George Michael.

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Publication Date:©2013.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):University Press of Florida
Place of Publication:Gainesville
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2013.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (336 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780813048543, 0813048540, 0813044979, 9780813044972
oclc:ocn868223115
LC Classification:HN90.R3
Dewey Decimal:303.48/4

The Tea Party and the far right: fellow travelers? / George Michael -- "Hell yes, we're fighting!" revolutionary anarchism's call for destruction and creation / Jose Pedro Zúquete -- The new Black Panther Party, black nationalism, and the tangled legacy of COINTELPRO / J. Mulloy -- The Chicano separatist movement / Donald W. Trivett -- Islamic extremism in the United States / James M. Lutz and Brenda J. Lutz -- Terrorism by Jewish extremists in the United States / James M. Lutz and Brenda J. Lutz -- The Christian identity movement / George Michael -- Antiabortion extremism and violence in the United States / Aaron Winter -- The radical environmental and animal liberation movements / Donald R. Liddick -- Misidentified and misunderstood: extremists and extremist groups incarcerated in U.S. correctional facilities / Jeffrey Ian Ross -- Terrorism and extremism in the United States: a historical overview / Christopher Hewitt -- Conclusion: the outlook for extremism in the twenty-first century / George Michael.

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HISTORY -- General. -- United States Idéologie -- États-Unis Ideology Ideology -- United States Mouvements sociaux -- États-Unis Radicalism Radicalism -- United States Radicalisme -- États-Unis Right and left (Political science) Right and left (Political science) -- U… Social movements Social movements -- United States SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General United States