Alt-America : the rise of the radical right in the age of Trump

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Label

Alt-America : the rise of the radical right in the age of Trump

Title remainder

the rise of the radical right in the age of Trump

Statement of responsibility

David Neiwert

Creator

• Neiwert, David A., 1956-

Author

• Neiwert, David A., 1956-

Subject

• Politics and government
• Race relations
• Radicalism
• Radicalism -- United States -- History -- 21st century
• Right-wing extremists
• Right-wing extremists -- United States -- History -- 21st century
• SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
• SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology
• Since 1980
• History
• United States
• United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
• United States -- Race relations | History -- 21st century
• United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-
• White nationalism
• White nationalism -- United States -- History -- 21st century
• White supremacy movements
• White supremacy movements -- United States -- History -- 21st century
• Social conditions
• POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism

Genre

• History

Language

eng

Summary

Just as Donald Trump's victorious campaign for the US presidency shocked liberal Americans, the seemingly sudden national prominence of white supremacists, xenophobes, militia leaders, and mysterious "Alt-Right" leaders mystifies many. But the extreme Right has been growing steadily in the US since the 1990s, with the rise of patriot militias. Following 9/11, conspiracy theorists found fresh life; and in virulent reaction to the first black president of the country, militant racists have come out of the woodwork. Nurtured by a powerful right-wing media sector in radio, TV, and online, the Far Right, Tea Party movement conservatives, and Republican activists found common ground - an alternative America that is resurgent, even as it has been ignored by the political establishment and mainstream media. Investigative reporter David Neiwert has been tracking extremists for more than two decades, and here he provides a deeply reported and authoritative report on the background, mindset, and growth of Far Right movements across the country.The product of years of reportage, and including the most in-depth investigation of Trump's ties to Far Right figures, this is a crucial book about one of the most disturbing sides of American society

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

305.800973

Index

index present

LC call number

E184.A1

LC item number

N365 2017

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography