Extremism in America / ed. by George Michael

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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Other Authors:Michael, George (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published:Gainesville [u.a.] : Univ. Press of Florida, 2014
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents
The Tea Party and the far right: fellow travelers? George Michael"Hell yes, we're fighting!" revolutionary anarchism's call for destruction and creation / José 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.