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Religion and the Racist Right The Origins of the Christian Identity Movement

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ISBN-10: 0807846384

ISBN-13: 9780807846384

Edition: 2nd 1996 (Revised)

Authors: Michael Barkun

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According to Michael Barkun, many white supremacist groups of the radical right are deeply committed to the distinctive but little-recognized religious position known as Christian Identity. InReligion and the Racist Right(1994), Barkun provided the first sustained exploration of the ideological and organizational development of the Christian Identity movement. In a new chapter written for the revised edition, he traces the role of Christian Identity figures in the dramatic events of the first half of the 1990s, from the Oklahoma City bombing and the rise of the militia movement to the Freemen standoff in Montana. He also explores the government's evolving response to these challenges to the…    
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List price: $42.50
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 12/15/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.12" wide x 9.25" long x 0.78" tall
Weight: 1.364
Language: English

Michael Barkun is professor emeritus of political science at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University and is a former FBI consultant in domestic terrorism cases. He is author of five previous books, including Religion and the Racist Right: The Origins of the Christian Identity Movement.

Preface to the Revised Edition
Preface
The Emergence of Christian Identity
The Origins of British- Israelism
British- Israelism in America the Early Years, 1870-1928
British- Israelism and Anti- Semitism the Anglo- Saxon Federation of America, 1928-1945
Creating Christian Identity, 1937-1975
Christian Identity Doctrine
Christian Identity's Millenarian Vision of History
The Demonization of the Jews, 1 Racial Anti- Semitism
The Demonization of the Jews, 2 Children of Cain
The Demonization of the Jews, 3 Satan'"""" Spawn""""""""
Christian Identity and the Political System
Racial Politics
The Order and Territorial Separation
Conclusion the Politics of Ultimacy
Epilogue Oklahoma City and the Rise of the Militias
Notes
Index