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Overview
Just as Donald Trump’s victorious campaign for the US presidency shocked the world, the seemingly sudden national prominence of white supremacists, xenophobes, militia leaders, and mysterious “alt-right” figures mystifies many. But the American extreme right has been growing steadily in number and influence since the 1990s with the rise of patriot militias. Following 9/11, conspiracy theorists found fresh life; and in virulent reaction to the first black US president, militant racists have come out of the woodwork. Nurtured by a powerful right-wing media sector in radio, TV, and online, the far right, Tea Party movement conservatives, and Republican activists found common ground. Figures such as Stephen Bannon, Milo Yiannopoulos, and Alex Jones, once rightly dismissed as cranks, now haunt the reports of mainstream journalism.
Investigative reporter David Neiwert has been tracking extremists for more than two decades. In Alt-America, he provides a deeply researched and authoritative report on the growth of fascism and far-right terrorism, the violence of which in the last decade has surpassed anything inspired by Islamist or other ideologies in the United States. The product of years of reportage, and including the most in-depth investigation of Trump’s ties to the far right, this is a crucial book about one of the most disturbing aspects of American society.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781786634238 |
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Publisher: | Verso Books |
Publication date: | 10/17/2017 |
Pages: | 464 |
Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.60(d) |
About the Author
Originally from a small town in southwest Saskatchewan, Matthew Josdal is a voice-over and theater artist who has narrated titles in a wide range of genres, including historical nonfiction and contemporary fantasy. He obtained his BFA in drama from the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, where he currently resides.
Table of Contents
1 Into the Abyss 1
2 Alt-America 33
3 Black Helicopters and Truck Bombs 49
4 9/11 and the Dark Invaders 69
5 A Black President and a Birth Certificate 87
6 Mad Hatters and March Hares 109
7 The Return of the Militias 137
8 The Bandy Pandora's Box 161
9 Bad Days on the Malheur 183
10 The Alt-Right Reinvention 213
11 "Hail Emperor Trump!" 263
12 The Id Unleashed 291
13 The Aftermath 317
Afterword: Fascism and Our Future 355
Notes 377
Index 435