Trumping democracy : from Reagan to the alt-right / edited by Chip Berlet.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Berlet, Chip, editor.

Taylor & Francis eBooks.

Series:

Routledge studies in fascism and the far right

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trump, Donald, 1946-.

Trump, Donald.

Roof, Dylann, 1994-.

Roof, Dylann.

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ).

Conservatism--United States--History--20th century.

Conservatism.

United States.

History.

United States--Politics and government--1989-.

Politics and government.

United States--Race relations--History.

Race relations.

United States--Politics and government--1981-1989.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxviii, 254 pages.)

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2020.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Interlude A What is democracy? p. 1 / Chip Berlet

Introduction: The roots of reaction p. 3 / Chip Berlet

1 Theocracy and White supremacy: Behind the Culture War to restore traditional values p. 24 / Chip Berlet and Margaret Quigley

2 Swastikas in cyberspace: Ultra-Right White supremacy and antisemitism online p. 49 / Chip Berlet and Carol Mason

3 The European New Right and US politics p. 54 / Margaret Quigley

4 Militia nation p. 61 / Chip Berlet and Matthew N. Lyons

Interlude B Defending the four freedoms: My dad, Memorial Day, and democracy p. 67 / Chip Berlet

5 Why now? p. 71 / Jean V. Hardisty

6 Drifting Right and going wrong: An overview of the US political Right p. 92 / Chip Berlet and Jean V. Hardisty

Interlude C Condi's dad and the lessons of war p. 97 / Chip Berlet

7 What we face in the year 2000 p. 101 / Chip Berlet and Matthew N. Lyons

8 Culture, religion, apocalypse, and US Middle East foreign policy p. 108 / Chip Berlet and Nikhil Aziz

Interlude D Taking Tea Partiers seriously p. 119 / Chip Berlet

9 Running against Sodom and Osama: The Christian Right, values voters, and the Culture Wars in 2006 p. 125 / Chip Berlet and Pam Chamberlain

10 The rise of dominionism: Remaking America as a Christian nation p. 142 / Frederick Clarkson

11 Exporting Right-wing Christianity p. 150 / Jean V. Hardisty and Chip Berlet

12 The Tea Party moment p. 158 / Abby Scher and Chip Berlet

13 From the KKK to Dylann Roof: White nationalism infuses our political ideology p. 169 / Chip Berlet

14 Romney appeals to White tribalism in Ohio p. 172 / Arun Gupta and Michelle Fawcett

15 "Tramping" democracy: Right-wing populism, fascism, and the case for action p. 176 / Chip Berlet

16 Republican ideological shift in election 2016 p. 190 / Alex DiBranco and Chip Berlet

17 From fascist ratlines to Republican Party politics: How Nazi collaborators came to America p. 203 / Chip Berlet

18 The Patriot movement, armed insurgents, and Trumpism p. 211 / Spencer Sunshine and Chip Berlet

19 Trump, sado-populism, Alt-Right, and apocalyptic neofascism p. 216 / Chip Berlet.

Notes:

Includes index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

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ISBN:

9781315438412

1315438410

Publisher Number:

99984159579

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