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Confronting rightwing extremism and terrorism in the usa provides a detailed portrait of the contemporary extreme right in the us, and includes interviews with several of the movements leading figures from groups such as the ku klux klan, the militias. Literature on rightwing and vigilante terrorism by eric price monographs, edited volumes, nonconventional literature and prime articles published since. It provides a detailed portrait of the contemporary extreme right in the us including interviews with several of the movements leading figures from groups such as the ku klux klan, militias, american renaissance and. Table of contents for confronting right wing extremism and. Right wing extremism is an umbrella term used to describe a complex array of ideologies. Confronting the domestic rightwing terrorist threat center. George michael, confronting right wing extremism and terrorism in the usa routledge, 2003, pp. The threat posed to the united states has expanded from sophisticated, externally directed plots to attacks conducted by selfradicalized lone actors who mobilize. Modern rightwing terrorism first emerged in north america during the reconstruction era 18631877 and it. George michael this book examines the response to right wing extremism in the us from both the government and nongovernmental organisations and provides a detailed portrait of contemporary extreme right in the. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading confronting right wing extremism and terrorism in the usa extremism and democracy book 4.
Civil suits are used to neutralize various rightwing extremist groups by holding leaders of movement organizations vicariously liable for the activities of their. Weve been conditioned to view terrorism as the exclusive province of extremist muslims. The first was the surge of the midtolate 1990s, a result of a great increase in rightwing extremism as a result of a variety of factors that include the election of bill clinton, the passage of nafta, the passage of gun control measures such as the brady law. Confronting the domestic rightwing terrorist threat center for. Confronting right wing extremism and terrorism in the usa.
The spotlight was a weekly newspaper in the united states, published in washington, d. A week later, a story in the rightwing washington times described certain aspects of the bulletin, namely, that it defined rightwing extremism in the united states as including not just. George michael this book examines the response to rightwing extremism in the us from both the government and nongovernmental organisations and provides a detailed portrait of contemporary extreme right in the. A lot of ink has been spilled trying to explain whether or not president trump is culpable for farright. Confronting right wing extremism and terrorism in the usa ebook written by george michael. The alarming convergence of militant islam and the extreme right university press of kansas, 2006, willis carto and the american far right university press of florida, 2008, theology of hate. Some observers have described the publication as promoting a rightwing, or conservative, politics. Assessment of rightwing militia extremism in the united. See for example wilcox, the watchdogs and michael, confronting rightwing extremism and terrorism in the usa, pp. Confronting right wing extremism and terrorism in the usa by. Europe has experienced a revival of militant rightwing extremist groups.
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The militia movement and the radical right, a much more readable tome than zeskinds, is focused on. Confronting right wing extremism and terrorism in the usa routledge, 2003, the enemy of my enemy. The first was the surge of the midtolate 1990s, a result of a great increase in right wing extremism as a result of a variety of factors that include the election of bill clinton, the passage of nafta, the passage of gun control measures such as the brady law. Violence and terrorism may be a possible course of action for right wing extremism, given its explicit predilection for violence. Rightwing extremism has a long history in australia, and. In the 1990s, rightwing extremism overtook leftwing terrorism as the most dangerous domestic terrorist threat to the country. Confronting terrorism means rigorous, wellresourced and global efforts by police and intelligence services to prevent attacks and bring to justice criminals of the worst kind. President trump wants the facts on rightwing extremism. Though the bulk of the right wing extremist scene is opposed to that at present, lone actors or microgroups committing extremely serious violent crimes or the creation of further unidentified terrorist groups within. Within the united states, violent extremism driven by rightwing, racially motivated ideologies is growing at an alarming pace, but neither public.
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