Fighting the last war : confusion, partisanship, and alarmism in the literature on the radical right / Jeffrey M. Bale and Tamir Bar-On.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bale, Jeffrey M., author.

Bar-On, Tamir, author.

Contributor:

EBSCOhost.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Right-wing extremists--Western countries--History.

Right-wing extremists.

Radicalism--Western countries--History.

Radicalism.

Right and left (Political science)--Western countries--History.

Right and left (Political science).

Fascism--Western countries--History.

Fascism.

Political persecution--Western countries.

Political persecution.

Moral panics--Western countries.

Moral panics.

Politics and government.

History.

Western countries--Politics and government.

Western countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2022]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Introduction: Instigating "brown scares" and "moral panics" about the radical right and "fascism"

Biases and double standards in assessing the role and impact of ideologies

Towards an academic consensus about the "radical right" and "fascism"?

The Islamic radical right (Islamism) is a greater threat to democracy and security than "fascism"

The never-ending "brown scare" since 1945

is "fascism" really "on the march"?

Some suggestions for improving analyses of the radical right.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 07, 2022).

Other Format:

Print version: Bar-On, Tamir. Fighting the last war

ISBN:

9781793639387

1793639388

Publisher Number:

40030936583

Access Restriction:

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