Extremism in America /edited by George Michael.
Michael, George, 1961-
Extremism in America /edited by George Michael. - Gainesville : University Press of Florida, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (336 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
The Tea Party and the far right: fellow travelers? / "Hell yes, we're fighting!" revolutionary anarchism's call for destruction and creation / The new Black Panther Party, black nationalism, and the tangled legacy of COINTELPRO / The Chicano separatist movement / Islamic extremism in the United States / Terrorism by Jewish extremists in the United States / The Christian identity movement / Antiabortion extremism and violence in the United States / The radical environmental and animal liberation movements / Misidentified and misunderstood: extremists and extremist groups incarcerated in U.S. correctional facilities / Terrorism and extremism in the United States: a historical overview / Conclusion: the outlook for extremism in the twenty-first century / George Michael -- Jose Pedro Zúquete -- J. Mulloy -- Donald W. Trivett -- James M. Lutz and Brenda J. Lutz -- James M. Lutz and Brenda J. Lutz -- George Michael -- Aaron Winter -- Donald R. Liddick -- Jeffrey Ian Ross -- Christopher Hewitt -- 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.
9780813048543
Right and left (Political science)--United States.
Ideology--United States.
Social movements--United States.
Radicalism--United States.
Electronic Books.
HN90 / .E987 2014
Extremism in America /edited by George Michael. - Gainesville : University Press of Florida, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (336 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
The Tea Party and the far right: fellow travelers? / "Hell yes, we're fighting!" revolutionary anarchism's call for destruction and creation / The new Black Panther Party, black nationalism, and the tangled legacy of COINTELPRO / The Chicano separatist movement / Islamic extremism in the United States / Terrorism by Jewish extremists in the United States / The Christian identity movement / Antiabortion extremism and violence in the United States / The radical environmental and animal liberation movements / Misidentified and misunderstood: extremists and extremist groups incarcerated in U.S. correctional facilities / Terrorism and extremism in the United States: a historical overview / Conclusion: the outlook for extremism in the twenty-first century / George Michael -- Jose Pedro Zúquete -- J. Mulloy -- Donald W. Trivett -- James M. Lutz and Brenda J. Lutz -- James M. Lutz and Brenda J. Lutz -- George Michael -- Aaron Winter -- Donald R. Liddick -- Jeffrey Ian Ross -- Christopher Hewitt -- 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.
9780813048543
Right and left (Political science)--United States.
Ideology--United States.
Social movements--United States.
Radicalism--United States.
Electronic Books.
HN90 / .E987 2014