Rage on the Right

The American Militia Movement from Ruby Ridge to the Trump Presidency, Second Edition

Lane Crothers

Rage on the Right examines the rise, fall, and reemergence of the militia/alt-right movement from the 1990s through 2018. Using the lenses of history, culture, ideology, and social movement theory Crothers explores the diverse ways contemporary right-wing social movements have used American social and economic context to build themselves into a potent force in American political life. Just as the 1990s militia movement drew life from deeply embedded values and myths central to American political culture and political history, so, too, do the contemporary militia and alt-right movements. Right-wing social movements are as American as apple pieand must be understood as a core and enduring component of American political life.

Ideal for undergraduate courses on social movements, political violence, and contemporary political history, this text explores the cultural rootedness of the militia and alt-right in America while also understanding the ways contemporary politics build on historical legacies to promote right wing populism in the United States.

Highlights

Traces the evolution of the militia and alt-right movements in the United States since the 1990s
Situates right-wing populism in its cultural and ideological position in American politics
Examines interaction of key events in the history of the militia and alt-right movements in the US with actions of entrepreneurial movement leaders and supporters in government and society
Links the rise of the Donald Trump as candidate and president to the (re)emergence of the militia and the alt-right in the United States

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 208 • Trim: 6 x 9¼

978-1-5381-1571-8 • Hardback • February 2019 • $80.00 • (£62.00)

978-1-5381-1583-1 • Paperback • February 2019 • $40.00 • (£30.00)

978-1-5381-1573-2 • eBook • February 2019 • $38.00 • (£30.00)

Subjects: Political Science / Political Ideologies / Radicalism

Courses: Political Science; Comparative Politics; Social Movements, Geography; Human & Cultural; Culture & Politics, Political Science; Comparative Politics; Revolutions & Political Violence

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The American Militia Movement from Ruby Ridge to the Trump Presidency, Second Edition

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Summary

Rage on the Right examines the rise, fall, and reemergence of the militia/alt-right movement from the 1990s through 2018. Using the lenses of history, culture, ideology, and social movement theory Crothers explores the diverse ways contemporary right-wing social movements have used American social and economic context to build themselves into a potent force in American political life. Just as the 1990s militia movement drew life from deeply embedded values and myths central to American political culture and political history, so, too, do the contemporary militia and alt-right movements. Right-wing social movements are as American as apple pieand must be understood as a core and enduring component of American political life.

Ideal for undergraduate courses on social movements, political violence, and contemporary political history, this text explores the cultural rootedness of the militia and alt-right in America while also understanding the ways contemporary politics build on historical legacies to promote right wing populism in the United States.

Highlights
- Traces the evolution of the militia and alt-right movements in the United States since the 1990s
- Situates right-wing populism in its cultural and ideological position in American politics
- Examines interaction of key events in the history of the militia and alt-right movements in the US with actions of entrepreneurial movement leaders and supporters in government and society
- Links the rise of the Donald Trump as candidate and president to the (re)emergence of the militia and the alt-right in the United States

Details

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 208 • Trim: 6 x 9¼

978-1-5381-1571-8 • Hardback • February 2019 • $80.00 • (£62.00)

978-1-5381-1583-1 • Paperback • February 2019 • $40.00 • (£30.00)

978-1-5381-1573-2 • eBook • February 2019 • $38.00 • (£30.00)

Subjects: Political Science / Political Ideologies / Radicalism

Courses: Political Science; Comparative Politics; Social Movements, Geography; Human & Cultural; Culture & Politics, Political Science; Comparative Politics; Revolutions & Political Violence

Author

Lane Crothers is professor of political science at Illinois State University. He is the author of seven books and numerous articles and book chapters in the areas of globalization, American political culture, and political leadership. He is Managing Editor of the journal, Populism , and he frequently tweets and blogs.

Reviews

This new edition of Rage on the Right has been updated with exceedingly careful and deft descriptions of and explanations for the shifting character of the right wing of the United States political spectrum into the Trump era. A masterful job!
— Charles Lockhart, Texas Christian University

In this new edition, Lane Crothers reminds us that right wing movement politics have found new life in the America of the Trump presidency, underscoring the importance and prescience of Crothers’ analysis. This new edition is most welcome for the insights and analysis it brings to the newest chapter of an old American phenomenon.
— Robert J. Spitzer, Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science, SUNY Cortland; author, "The Politics of Gun Control" and "Guns Across America: Reconciling Gun Rules and Rights"

Rage on the Right

The American Militia Movement from Ruby Ridge to the Trump Presidency, Second Edition

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The American Militia Movement from Ruby Ridge to the Trump Presidency, Second Edition

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