LEADER 04029cam a22004094a 4500003 hubpceuo 005 20221108132740.0 008 000404s2000 nyua b 001 0 eng 010 00037636 020 1572305681 (hardcover) 020 1572305622 (pbk.) 040 DLC |cDLC |dDLC |dhubpceuo |beng 041 eng 042 pcc 043 n-us--- 050 00 JC573.2.U6 |bB47 2000 082 00 320.52/0973 |221 100 1 Berlet, Chip, |d1949- 245 10 Right-wing populism in America : |btoo close for comfort / |cChip Berlet, Matthew N. Lyons. 260 New York : |bGuilford Press, |cc2000. 300 xii, 499 p. : |bill. ; |c24 cm. 440 0 Critical perspectives 504 Includes bibliographical references (p. 421-471) and index. 505 Introduction -- 1. Rebellious Colonizers: Bacon's Rebellion and the American Revolution -- 2. The Real People: Antimasonry, Jacksonianism, and Anti-Catholic Nativism -- 3. A Great Mongrel Military Despotism: The First Ku Klux Klan and the Anti-Chinese Crusade -- 4. Barbarians and Plunder Leagues: Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressives -- 5. 100 Percent Americanism: World War I-Era Repression and the Second Ku Klux Klan -- 6. The Industrialist as Producer: Henry Ford's Corporate Empire -- 7. Driving Out the Money Changers: Fascist Politics in the New Deal Era -- 8. From New Deal to Cold War: Political Scapegoating and Business Conflict from the 1930s to the 1950s -- 9. The Pillars of U.S. Populist Conspiracism: The John Birch Society and the Liberty Lobby -- 10. From Old Right to New Right: Godless Communism, Civil Rights, and Secular Humanism -- 11. Culture Wars and Political Scapegoats: Gender, Sexuality, and Race -- 12. Dominion Theology and Christian Nationalism: Hard-Line Ideology versus Pragmatism -- 13. New Faces for White Nationalism: Reframing Supremacist Narratives -- 14. Battling the New World Order: Patriots and Armed Militias -- 15. The Vast Clinton Conspiracy Machine: The Hard Right on the Center Stage -- 16. The New Millennium: Demonization, Conspiracism, and Scapegoating in Transition -- Conclusions. 520 Right-wing militias and other antigovernment organizations have received heightened public attention since the Oklahoma City bombing. While such groups are often portrayed as marginal extremists, the values they espouse have influenced mainstream politics and culture far more than most Americans realize. This important volume offers an in-depth look at the historical roots and current landscape of right-wing populism in the United States. Illuminated is the potent combination of anti-elitist rhetoric, conspiracy theories, and ethnic scapegoating that has fueled many political movements from the colonial period to the present day. The book examines the Jacksonians, the Ku Klux Klan, and a host of Cold War nationalist cliques, and relates them to the evolution of contemporary electoral campaigns of Patrick Buchanan, the militancy of the Posse Comitatus and the Christian Identity movement, and an array of millennial sects. Combining vivid description and incisive analysis, Berlet and Lyons show how large numbers of disaffected Americans have embraced right-wing populism in a misguided attempt to challenge power relationships in U.S. society. Highlighted are the dangers these groups pose for the future of our political system and the hope of progressive social change. 580 The Roger Griffin ComFas Collection 650 0 Conservatism |zUnited States. 650 0 Right-wing extremists |zUnited States. 650 0 Populism |zUnited States. 700 1 Lyons, Matthew Nemiroff. 880 |6245 942 |2ddc |cBK 952 |00 |10 |2ddc |40 |6320_520000000000000_0973_BER |70 |8GEN |9160943OSA |bOSA |d2022-10-21 |eComFas |o320.52/0973 BER |r2022-10-21 |w2022-10-21 |yBK |cGeneral Stacks 920 01 WokDqaXr 992 01 320_520000000000000_0973_BER |bWXZ_UXZZZZZZZZZZZZZ_ZQSW_OL8 966 |cIn the Research Room