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

In White Power, White Pride! The White Separatist Movement In The United States, Readers Encounter A Groundbreaking Effort, The First Book To Combine 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 Movement's Growth Over Time And Then Zeroes In On Four Groups Of Contemporary Note: The Ku Klux Klan, Neo-nazis, Christian Identity, And Skinheads. In-depth Discussions Explore Areas Of Agreement And Disagreement Among Groups And Consider Countermovement, Or Watchdog, Organizations Such As The Southern Poverty Law Center, The Anti-defamation League Of B'nai B'rith, And The Coalition For Human Dignity. Given Special Attention Is Movement Terminology, Including Distinctions Between White Separatist And White Supremacist And Between Racialist And Racist. Investigated, Too, Are The Strategies - Both Protest And Mainstream Approaches To Power - Employed By The Various Groups. The Study Concludes With A Consideration Of The White Separatist Movement Within The Larger Context Of U.s. Political And Economic Conditions. Introduction -- Historical Overview -- Ideology -- Protest And Violence -- Political Mainstreaming: An Alternative To Protest And Violence -- Toward A Political Economy Of White Supremacy. Betty A. Dobratz And Stephanie L. Shanks-meile. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 311-340) And Index. 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 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.