Are all terrorists men? Why are most school shooters teenage boys? What role do women play in the spread of hatred? Many books, news programs and magazine articles have examined the rise and activities of extremist and white supremacist groups; however, the role of gender in right-wing ideology has been almost completely overlooked.
The original essays in this collection explore the link between gender and racism in a variety of racial and white supremacy organizations, including white separatists, the Christian right, the militia/patriot movements, skinheads and more. Abby Ferber brings together the leading voices studying hate groups to investigate ways that gender influences the hate crimes that we read about in the papers and see on the news.
Home-Grown Hate is an important and timely contribution that advances our understanding of these hate groups, analyzes their movements and sets the agenda in developing strategies to prevent the further proliferation of hate.

Contents:
Acknowledgements Foreword, Michael Kimmel Introduction, Abby L. Ferber Mapping the Political Right: Gender and Race Oppression in Right-Wing Movements Chip Berlet Women and Organized Racism Kathleen Blee White Genocide: White Supremacists and the Politics of Reproduction Barbara Perry Normalizing Racism: A Case Study of Motherhood in White Supremacy Jackie Litt and JoAnn Rogers 5. The White Separatist Movement: Worldviews on Gender, Feminism, Nature and Change Betty Dobratz and Stephanie Shanks-Meile "White Men Are This Nation": Right Wing Militias and the Restoration of Rural American Masculinity Abby Ferber and Michael Kimmel
"Getting It": The Role of Women in Male Desistance from Hate Groups Randy Blazak The Dilemma of Difference: Gender and Hate Crime Policy Valerie Jenness Green or Brown? White Nativist Environmental Movements
Rajani Bhatia Afterword: The Growing Influence of Right Wing Thought, Peggy McIntosh Contributor Notes References Index

This exciting multidisciplinary collection brings together twenty-two original essays by scholars on the cutting edge of racial theory, who address both the American concept of race and the specific problems experienced by those who do not fit neatly into the boxes society requires them to check.