:The New White Nationalism in America, " by Carol Swain

Michael Pugliese debsian at pacbell.net
Thu Jul 4 15:43:56 PDT 2002


A Kelley Walker is tanked in the acknowledgements for her research assistance. Our kelley?

Blurbed by both academic leftists like George frederickson and conservatives like Robert P. George who writes for the theo-con monthly, First Things. Michael Pugliese

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0521808863/ Editorial Reviews Book Description Identifying a salient threat to racial harmony in contemporary America, award-winning political scientist Carol Swain addresses a principal one that is often difficult to recognize and is rarely reported on in a national context. Over the past ten years, she argues, a new white consciousness movement has gained strength in America, bringing with it the significant potential for disrupting the already fragile race relations. Calling this new group White Nationalism, Swain shows how it has become a movement largely of discourse and ideas. Eschewing violence, its leaders seek to expand its influence through argument and persuasion directed at its target audience of white Americans aggrieved over racial double standards, race-based affirmative action policies, high black-on-white crime rates, and liberal immigration policies. White Nationalism has been energized, Swain contends, by the growth of multiculturalism. Due to its emphasis on group pride and group self-determination, multiculturalism has provided white nationalists with a justification for advocating a parallel form of white solidarity which seeks the protection of competing white interests. Technological advances such as the Internet have made it easier than ever before for white nationalists, like any other group, to reach a more mainstream audience. The New White Nationalism in America is a wake-up call to all Americans who cherish the Civil Rights Era vision of an integrated America. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/detail/-/books/0521808863/ reviews/



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