Maelstrom (eBook)

Christian Dominionism and Far-Right Insurgence

James Aho (Autor)

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2023
118 Seiten
Taylor and Francis (Verlag)
978-1-000-98966-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Maelstrom: Christian Dominionism and Far-Right Insurgence illuminates the latest outbreak of right-wing extremism in America. This book reviews the cyclical nature of right-wing resurgences in American history, dismisses the appropriateness of the word "e;fascism"e; to explain them, and then describes in depth the goal of "e;reconstructing"e; American institutions on the basis of biblical principles. It critiques the popular view that far-right politics is carried by stupid, socially isolated, nuts. To this end, it discusses the logicality of the "e;big lie"e; and examines in detail how people are recruited into the far-right, by entertaining the theories of authoritarianism and resource mobilization. Finally, it characterizes how the ends-oriented rationality of far-right activists differs from the mini-max criterion of rationality utilized by the ordinary person. This can motivate them to be violent and can frustrate efforts by the government to control them.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.11.2023
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
• ISBN-10: 1-000-98966-6 / 1000989666
• ISBN-13: 978-1-000-98966-3 / 9781000989663