AMERICAN FASCISTS
US militias and radical parties
Genre:
Current Issues, Economy & Politics
Author:
Federico Leoni
Publisher:
Paesi Edizioni
Language:
Italian
AUTHOR BIO:
Federico Leoni is editor-in-chief of Sky Tg24 and an expert in US politics. He has been following US presidential elections since 2008. Co-author of “John McCain, All Maverick Wars (Utet), he also writes fiction.
Pages:
176
Publication:
2021
Rights available:
All except sold
Sold: Spanish
DESCRIPTION:
QAnon conspiracy theorists, white supremacists, armed militias, radical right, icons of anger,
America seen from the right is a galaxy of acronyms and extra-parliamentary political formations as unacknowledged, as active and dangerous.
The assault of a part of them in the Congress of the United States on the morning of January 6, 2021 unveiled them in small part, shedding light just on the "Donald Trump people". This book maps the origins of the phenomenon and explains without filters or partisanship what is happening in American society and politics,
It also contains illustrations of the symbols, logos and flags of the alt-right galaxy.
CONTENTS
From Obama to Trump:
1.Obama’s Victory and the Far Right Comeback
2.Ghosts from the Past: from KKK to White Nationalism 1.0
3.Racists in Suits. Intellectual Supremacism
4.Guns, Bullets and Constitution. US Militias
5.Extremists.com. Radical Right discovers the Internet
6.Right wings in comparison: Alt-Right and Alt-Lite
7.“The Saviour”. Trump’s Ascent
8.Free the Octopus. Pandemics and 2020 Elections
The Far Right’s Language:
1.Numbers, Words, Acronyms
2.Flags and Banners
3.Symbols and Logos
REVIEWS:
In his investigation, Federico Leoni traces the coordinates of the myriad of movements and organizations, even very different from each other, that make up today's US extreme right and "alternative right". _ Saverio Ferrari for Il Manifesto; A thoughtful, albeit highly legible book, resulting of an in-depth analysis, and offering precious tools to understand the very topical issue, of the so-called far-right, or radical American right. _ Gilda Bicêtre; “Leoni's reportage has the merit of shedding light on the dark corners of American right-wing extremism with a pacy exciting narrative formula.” _ Marco Di Geronimo for Flanerí 13-05-2021; “…also describing the main bloody events that have involved the far right in recent years until the raid on the Capitol in Washington...
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