American militias : state-level variations in militia activities / Joshua D. Freilich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Freilich, Joshua D.

Series:

Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

Criminal justice : recent scholarship

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Militia movements--United States.

Militia movements.

Radicalism--United States.

Radicalism.

Right-wing extremists--United States.

Right-wing extremists.

Government, Resistance to--United States.

Government, Resistance to.

United States--Social conditions--1980-2020.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Freilich attempts to determine why some states have higher levels of militia activity than others. Focusing on the years 1994-1995, he finds that cultural factors not economic conditions--are related to levels of militia related activity. In particular, states with lower levels of female empowerment and higher levels of paramilitary culture were more likely to have more militia groups. Conversely, neither economic dislocation/social disorganization nor economic prosperity/social integration were related to the number of militia groups on the state level. These findings suggest that programs seeking to preempt militia formation by providing economic assistance will not be successful. Instead, such programs must confront cultural issues as well."

Contents:

Structure and ideology of the militia movement

History of the militia movement in Michigan

Social movement theories and the rise of the militia movement

Explaining higher levels of militia related activities

Economic and social disorganization, paramilitary culture, and militia related activities

Findings

Economics, culture, and militias.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-177) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-36127-1

9786610361274

1-59332-044-2

OCLC:

56072368