Radicalism & music
Subtitle: an introduction to the music cultures of al-Qa'ida, racist skinheads, Christian-affiliated radicals, and eco-animal rights militants
By: Jonathan Pieslak
Series: Music/culture; Music/culture
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9780819575838; 9780819575845; 9780819575852
Subjects: Islamic music; Qaida (Organization); White supremacy movements; Songs and music; Religious aspects; Persuasion (Psychology); Environmentalism; Music; Animal rights movement; Social aspects; Radicalism; History and criticism; Radicalism and music; Music in propaganda; Fundamentalism; Political aspects; Skinheads
Description: Radicalism and Music offers a convincing argument for music's tranformational impact on the radicalization, reinforcement, and motivational techniques of violent political activists. Based on interviews, email correspondence, concerts, and videos, the book shows how music is exploited to its fullest potential as a tool for recruiting and retaining members of al-Qa'ida, the Hammerskin Nation, Christian identity, Kids in Ministry International, Earth First!, and Vegan Straightedge. It makes a careful examination of music's roles in radical cultures, roles that have serious impacts, as evidenced by the actions of the Frankfurt Airport shooter Arid Uka, Sikh Temple murderer Wade Page, white supremacist Matthew Hale, and animal-rights jactivist Walter Bond, among others. Such cases bring up difficult questions about how those involved in radical groups can be stirred to feel or act under the influence of music. -- from back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-306), web resources (pages 306-315), and index.
Table of contents: title: Opening; title: Al-Qa'ida culture and anashid; title: The music of racist-skinhead culture; title: Interlude. Race faiths and music : the intersection of white supremacy and Christianity; title: Christian-affiliated radicalism and music; title: The music cultures of radical environmental and animal rights activism; title: Understanding music's roles in radical culture; title: Closing; title: Appendix. Hardline manifesto.