The alt-right : what everyone needs to know /
George Hawley.
- xi, 248 pages ; 22 cm
- What everyone needs to know. .
- What everyone needs to know .
What is the Alt-Right and Where did it come from? -- "White Nationalism 101" : the Movement's Predecessors -- Racist movements abroad and the Alt-Right -- Other influences on the Alt-Right -- The Alt-Right and the Internet -- The Alt-Right offline -- The Alt-Right and Conservatism -- The Alt-Right and Donald Trump -- The Alt-Lite -- Combatting the Alt-Right.
This book explains the ideas, tactics, history, and prominent figures of the so-called Alt-Right, a white nationalist movement that first gained national and international prominence during the 2016 presidential election. It describes this movement's place in contemporary American life, and how the Alt-Right relates to Donald Trump's much larger right-wing populist movement. In clear and dispassionate terms, the book explains the degree to which the Alt-Right and other elements of the modern white supremacist movement threaten American democracy. In recent years, the so-called Alt-Right, a white nationalist movement, has grown at an alarming rate. Taking advantage of high levels of racial polarization, the Alt-Right seeks to normalize explicit white identity politics. Growing from a marginalized and disorganized group of Internet trolls and propagandists, the Alt-Right became one of the major news stories of the 2016 presidential election, and exploded into public consciousness after its march through Charlottesville in summer 2017. Discussions of the Alt-Right are now a regular part of political discourse in the United States and beyond. In The Alt-Right: What everyone needs to know, George Hawley, one of the world's leading experts on the conservative movement and right-wing radicalism, provides a clear explanation of the ideas, tactics, history, and prominent figures of one of the most disturbing movements in America today. Although it presents itself as a new phenomenon, the Alt-Right is just the latest iteration of a longstanding radical right-wing political tradition. Throughout, Hawley discusses the other primary ideological influences on the Alt-Right: libertarianism, paleoconservatism, neo-reaction, and the Men's Rights Movement. Dispassionate and accessible, this is an essential overview for anyone seeking to understand this disruptive and dangerous political movement.
9780190905200 (pbk) 0190905204 (pbk)
2018017154
White supremacy movements--United States. White nationalism--United States. Right-wing extremists--United States. Hate groups--United States. Radicalismo --Estados Unidos Extremistas de derecha--Estados Unidos