This book is a vital guide to understanding the Alt-Right - the white nationalist, anti-feminist, far-right movement that rose to prominence during Donald Trump's successful election campaign in the United States. It looks at the support for this reactionary network, arguing that while Trump is in office and the far-right grows across Europe, we need to gain a deeper understanding of the movement's philosophy, history and role in politics today. While the movement appears to have burst out of nowhere, Mike Wendling has been tracking the Alt-Right for years. He reveals the role of technological utopians, reactionary philosophers, the notorious 4chan and 8chan bulletin boards, and a range of bloggers, vloggers and tweeters, along with the extreme ideas which underpin the movement's thought. Including exclusive interviews with members of the movement and evidence linking extremists with terror attacks and hate crimes, it is clear that despite its high-profile support, the movement's lack of a coherent base and its contradictory tendencies have already started to lead to its downfall.
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A sharp investigation into the dark path of the Alt-Right.
Acknowledgements Introduction: Is it OK to Punch a Nazi? 1. The Intellectuals 2. The Racialists 3. The Channers 4. The Meninists 5. Language 6. Media 7. Neo-Nazis 8. Ordinary Guys 9. Conspiracy Theorists 10. The Violent Fringe 11. The White House 12. Downfall Notes Index
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'An important guide to one of the most disturbing political developments of our time'

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780745337456
Publisert
2018-04-20
Utgiver
Vendor
Pluto Press
Vekt
500 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Aldersnivå
Trade, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
304

Forfatter

Biographical note

Mike Wendling is US National Digital Reporter for the BBC, based in Chicago. He previously co-founded the BBC's disinformation unit and was editor and presenter of BBC Trending. He has decades of experience covering extremism, the American far right, social media and disinformation, and is the author of Day Of Reckoning and  Alt-Right: From 4chan to the White House.