White Power, White Pride: The White Separatist Movement in the United States (Social Movements Past and Present Series) - Hardcover

Dobratz, Betty A.; Shanks-Meile, Stephanie L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805738657 ISBN 13: 9780805738650

Publisher: Twayne Publishers, 1997

Synopsis

Combines a comprehensive examination of the white separatist phenomenon with wide-ranging original research. In delineating the major actors, organizations, and events of the movement, the authors draw on the tools of resource mobilization theory, political process models, and New Social Movement theory, as well as labeling framework in the study of deviance. A historical overview surveys the movements growth over time and then zeroes in on four groups of contemporary note: the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis, Christian Identity, and Skinheads. The Social Movements Past And Present Series offers thorough analyses of the ideas and actions that have changed the way Americans think and live. Each volume is written by a specialist drawing on the insights and methodologies of history, sociology, and political science.

About this title

Book Description:

A compelling and disquieting look at America's white separatist movement.

From the Publisher:

"A comprehensive, timely, and critical examination of the landscape of organized white supremacism in the United States today. This is required reading for anyone who wants to understand how white power groups operate and the threat they pose."—Kathleen M. Blee, University of Pittsburgh

"An outstanding contribution to the literature on right-wing extremism in America. Through their painstaking research, careful analysis, and well-written account, Dobratz and Shanks-Meile have given us a clearer understanding of the men and women who join and perpetuate white racialist groups. A chilling account of a persistent problem."—Richard G. Braungart, Syracuse University

"A unique, timely, rigorously researched, and provocative examination of the white supremacist movement in the United States . . . This book is a must-read for social movement scholars and students, and for activists in the social justice struggle."—Walda Katz-Fishman, Howard University

About this edition

• Publisher: Twayne Publishers
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0805738657
• ISBN 13: 9780805738650
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 386