American Extremism explains how at the heart of the politics
practiced by the militia movement is an attempt to define the
nature of 'Americanism', and shows how militia members employ the
myths, metaphors and perceived historical lessons of the American
Revolution, the constitutional settlement and America's frontier
experience to do so. Mulloy argues that militia members' search for
the 'authority of history' leads them to a position best
characterized as 'ahistorical historicism', in which political
interests in the present are given greater weight than the demands
of a historically accurate reading of the past.
With discussion of such recent events as the Oklahoma City bombing,
Waco and the September 11th attacks alongside topical issues
including militia conspiracy theories and the origins of Americans'
right to keep and bear arms, this work provides the deepest
understanding to date of the American militia movement.
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