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

By Betty A. Dobratz

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 note: 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805738657
• ISBN13: 9780805738650
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Twayne Publishers
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.7"