RT Book
T1 Fighting the last war: confusion, partisanship, and alarmism in the literature on the radical right
A1 Bar-On, Tamir
A2 Bale, Jeffrey M.
LA English
PP Lanham
PB Lexington Books
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1777571782
AB Introduction: Instigating "brown scares" and "moral panics" about the radical right and "fascism" -- Biases and double standards in assessing the role and impact of ideologies -- Towards an academic consensus about the "radical right" and "fascism"? -- The Islamic radical right (Islamism) is a greater threat to democracy and security than "fascism" -- The never-ending "brown scare" since 1945--is "fascism" really "on the march"? -- Some suggestions for improving analyses of the radical right.
AB "This book argues that the political and security threats posed by the domestic radical right in Western countries have been consistently exaggerated since 1945. This has allowed governments to justify censoring and repressing their political opponents, including many who cannot be fairly described as being affiliated with the radical right"--
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN HN49.R33
SN 9781793639370
K1 Right-wing extremists : Western countries : History
K1 Radicalism : Western countries : History
K1 Right and left (Political science) : Western countries : History
K1 Fascism : Western countries : History
K1 Political persecution : Western countries
K1 moral panics : Western countries
K1 Western countries : Politics and government