Alt-Right
Subtitle: from 4chan to the White House
By: Mike Wendling
Publisher: Pluto Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780745337951; 9780745337456
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Cyberterrorism; Politics and government; Political culture; Political aspects; Conservatism; Internet; Right-wing extremists
Description: Media accounts to the contrary, the Alt-Right didn't just burst out of nowhere in 2016. They have been building their network quietly for years, using bulletin boards and social media to spread a toxic hybrid of technological utopianism, reactionary philosophy, and racial hatred. Wendling traces the rise of the movement and the evolution of its ideas, and he introduces us to some of its key figures. Exploring links between Alt-Right rhetoric and hate crimes and terrorism, he shows that the evidence connecting them is undeniable.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-283) and index.