Extremism in America /

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Author / Creator:	Michael, George, 1961-
Imprint:	Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2013.
Description:	1 online resource (336 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Right and left (Political science) -- United States. Ideology -- United States. Social movements -- United States. Radicalism -- United States. Ideology. Radicalism. Right and left (Political science) Social movements. United States. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11217170

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ISBN:	9780813048543 0813048540 0813044979 9780813044972
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	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.
Other form:	Print version: Michael, George, 1961- Extremism in America. Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2013

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 / 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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