Encyclopedia of Modern American Extremists and Extremist Groups

Book flyer
MS Word
International
MS Word

(Click to Enlarge)

Stephen E. Atkins

An Oryx Book

Book Code: GR1502

ISBN: 0-313-31502-7

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31502-2

DOI:

400 pages, photos

Greenwood Press

Publication: 7/30/2002

List Price: $91.95 (UK Sterling Price: £51.95)

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 7 x 10

Subjects:

Reviews:

...this book gives readers insight into a wide range of viewpoints. As it is the only resouce currently available on this topic, academic and large public libraries should strongly consider purchase.
—Library Journal March 1, 2003
...Atkins makes a marvelous attempt to ferret out from the nether regions of society individuals or groups who perpetrate such heinous acts as murder, bombing, and other acts of violence or condone them under the guise of righteousness....Highly recommended for all levels of readers.
—Choice February 2003
Useful for the academic circulating collections.
—Gale August 2003
With particularly good coverage of the past 20 years, this quide to a troubling topic is highly recommended for academic and public libraries.
—Lawrence Looks At Books October 2003
While other books cover specific aspects of extremism, this work offer a more comprehensive survey. It will be useful in high-school, public, and academic libraries.
—Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin June 2003
...provides a comprehensive, alphabetical guide to the most influential and significant extremist people, groups, and movements....Atkins offers the first comprehensive reference work to the broad range of extremism in America....As a book designed for students and general readers, it will be a welcome addition to general reference collections in academic and public libraries.
—Reference & User Services Quarterly Summer 2003
The entries are easy to read and have a great deal of information that high school students doing research would have trouble finding elsewhere. Recommended.
—Library Media Connection March 2003

Description: The number of extremists and extremist groups in the United States has increased dramatically in the last 20 years. This encyclopedia, the only one of its kind, provides the most up-to-date information on 275 of the most influential and significant homegrown extremists and extremist groups that have operated in the U.S. since 1950, as well as entries on important extremist events, terms, and concepts. More than 75% of the coverage deals with the period since the 1980s, including subjects unavailable in other sources. Objective entries focus on left-wing and right-wing individuals and groups who take extreme positions on political, economic, religious, or social issues. Included is the latest information about the workings and agendas of established groups such as the Ku Klux Klan, and hard-to-find information on a variety of recent militia groups, cults, survivalists, and separatist movements. Each entry is followed by a useful bibliography of books and articles for further research. A timeline of events in American extremism and a selection of photos accompany the text. Current through the end of 2001, this work is a valuable tool for authoritative information on what has become a growing problem in the United States.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Chronology of Events
The Encyclopedia
Selected Bibliography
Index

LC Card Number: 2001057729

LCC Class: HN90

Dewey Class: 320


All rights reserved. Copyright © 1999-2008 Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. 88 Post Road West, Westport CT 06881, (203) 226-3571