"A first-rate survey of the various strands of domestic extremism,
from far left to far right, that are increasingly convulsing our
country. A must-read for students, scholars, officials, and others
entering this important field."--Mark Potok, Southern Poverty Law
Center "With contributions on areas ranging from anti-abortion
extremism to modern anarchism and black nationalism, this is a
fascinating study of an often neglected and vital area of American
politics."--Martin Durham, author of White Rage: The Extreme Right
and American Politics The American Republic was born in revolt
against the British crown, and ever since, political extremism has
had a long tradition in the United States. To some observers, the
continued presence of extremist groups--and the escalation of their
activities--portends the fragmentation of the country, while others
believe such is the way American pluralism works. The word
extremism often carries negative connotations, yet in 1964 Barry
Goldwater famously said, "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no
vice." Extremism in America is a sweeping overview and assessment
of the various brands of bigotry, prejudice, zealotry, dogmatism,
and partisanship found in the United States, including the extreme
right, the antiglobalization movement, Black Nationalism, Chicano
separatism, militant Islam, Jewish extremism, eco-extremism, the
radical antiabortion movement, and extremist terrorism. Many of
these forms of single-minded intolerance are repressed by both the
state and society at large, but others receive significant support
from their constituencies and enjoy a level of respectability in
some quarters of the mainstream. The essays in this volume examine
the relationship between these movements and the larger society,
dissect the arguments of contemporary American anarchist activists,
look at recent trends in political extremism, and suggest how and
why such arguments resonate with a considerable number of people.
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