Far-Right Fantasy : A Sociology of American Religion and Politics Paperback / softback
by James (Idaho State University) Aho
Paperback / softback
- Information
Description
Far-Right Fantasy is a straight-forward, jargon-free study of contemporary American right-wing extremism.
Accessible to both professional and lay audiences, it allows activists to speak for themselves in their own words.
It takes the self-announced religious motivations of extremists seriously, and illustrates this by citing numerous cases of radical politics.
The book addresses the strengths and weaknesses of the standard psycho-social-cultural explanations of far-right activism.
It shows how extremists are similar educationally and psychologically to their more conventional neighbors; that they get into the movement in the same way that others become peace activists or radical environmentalists, namely, through their ties with fellow workers and church-goers, family members, and classmates; and that their views are given a patina of certainty by being repeatedly corroborated within closed, non-contaminated communication systems.
The book avoids being preachy or judgmental, but it does try to challenge readers morally by submitting far-right fantasy to a formal ideology critique.
It does this by showing how the reforms it recommends – a marketplace free of regulation, draconian immigration restrictions; an end to the federal reserve bank and the income tax; a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution; anti-union "right to work" laws and a return to debt slavery; the privatization of schools, the post office, and the commons, and so on – contradict its ostensible goal, which is to protect and enhance middle class interests.
Far-Right Fantasy is suitable for adoption as a supplemental text in political psychology and sociology, sociologies of religion and knowledge, collective behavior, and American political history.
Information
-
In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:168 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:15/12/2015
- Category:
- ISBN:9781138962422
Information
-
In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:168 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:15/12/2015
- Category:
- ISBN:9781138962422