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Antifa and the radical left
- Title
- Antifa and the radical left / Eamon Doyle, book editor.
- Format
- Book
- Edition
- First edition.
- Published
- New York, NY : Greenhaven Publishing, LLC, 2019. ©2019
- Description
- 176 pages ; 23 cm.
- Other contributors
- Doyle, Eamon, 1988- editor.
- Uniform series
- Current controversies.
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
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- Does Antifa endorse a specific positive political ideology? Overview: The complicated history of Antifa groups / Loren Balhorn ; Antifa is based on a rejection of Fascism, but its factions also embrace specific positive goals / Lisa Dunn ; Antifa's decentralized structure contributes to the movement's ideological diversity / Shawn McCreesh ; The political network known as Antifa is organized around reactionary ideals, but that is not the end of the story / Whitney Mallett ; Antifa's posture of resistance is deliberate and part of its effectiveness / Christopher Joseph ; Antifa lacks a distinct positive political vision / Vasin Douglas ; In order to remain relevant, Antifa needs to settle on a clear set of political goals / Dhruv Devulapalli
- Is the threat of Fascism enough to justify Antifa's aggressive tactics? Overview: The specter of Fascism in American life / Andrew E. Busch ; The Right is prepared for violence and the Left should be, too / Adrian Bonenberger ; The psychology of Right Wing authoritarianism / Magnus Lindén ; When political institutions fail to contain Fascist and Far Right movements, aggressive opposition becomes a moral necessity / Natasha Lennard ; Authoritarianism is a threat to America and decentralized movements are necessary to defeat it / Maria J. Stephan and Timothy Snyder ; The American Left is degrading itself by engaging in violent tactics / Albert Eisenberg ; Left Wing violence is out of control in the United States / Jacob Grandstaff ; The United States is experiencing a major political crisis and Antifa is making things worse / Diana Johnstone ; Antifa is undermining the efforts of peaceful activists on the Left / Mitchell Zimmerman
- Does the Antifa model provide a constructive blueprint for the future of the Left? Overview: Antifa's impact on contemporary American politics / J.P. Green ; Antifa's small-scale violence pales next to the large-scale threat of Fascist and Far Right movements / Paul D'Amato ; The Left is aimless and in need of a new, more assertive direction / Michael Winship ; To accuse Antifa of opposing free speech is to entirely miss the point / William Gillis ; History and social science are not on Antifa's side / Molly Wallace ; Antifa's tactics play directly into the hands of Right Wing ideologues / Joshua M. Patton ; Atifa-style activism will not stop the wave of reactionary populism currently sweeping the globe / Slavoj Z̆iz̆ek ; Like the radicals of the 1960s, Antifa groups will fade into irrelevancy / Sean Sullivan
- Organizations to contact.
- Summary
- "Antifa has received public attention since the election of President Trump. To some, this was believed to represent the rise of white supremacy and authoritarianism in the United States, which Antifa made it a point to combat at any cost. What exactly is the Antifa movement? Are its militant, sometimes violent attempts to combat fascism justified, or are they just as morally reprehensible as what they are reacting against? This volume looks at Antifa's place in American and international history, as well as its organization, goals, and ethical implications, offering a clearer look at this enigmatic movement"--Publisher's website.
- Subject headings
- Anti-fascist movements. Anti-fascist movements--United States.
- ISBN
- 9781534503847 hardcover 1534503846 hardcover 9781534504554 paperback 1534504559 paperback