Blood and politics

the history of the white nationalist movement from the margins to the mainstream

645 pages

English language

Published 2009 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Farrar Straus Giroux.

ISBN:
978-0-374-10903-5
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OCLC Number:
243544894

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"More than fifteen years in the making, Blood and Politics is the most comprehensive history to date of the white supremacist movement as it has evolved over the past three-plus decades."-inside jacket.

More than fifteen years in the making, Blood and Politics is the most comprehensive history to date of the white supremacist movement as it has evolved over the past three-plus decades. Leonard Zeskind draws heavily upon court documents, racist publications, and first-person reports, along with his own personal observations. An internationally recognized expert on the subject who received a MacArthur Fellowship for his work, Zeskind ties together seemingly disparate strands from neo-Nazi skinheads, to Holocaust deniers, to Christian Identity churches, to David Duke, to the militia and beyond. Among these elements, two political strategies, mainstreaming and vanguardism, vie for dominance. Mainstreamers believe that a majority of white Christians will eventually support their cause. Vanguardists build small organizations made …

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Subjects

  • White supremacy movements -- United States -- History
  • Nationalism -- United States -- History
  • Whites -- Race identity -- United States
  • Whites -- United States -- Politics and government
  • Racism -- United States -- History
  • United States -- Race relations
  • United States -- Ethnic relations
  • United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
  • United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-