The White Separatist Movement in the United States: "White Power, White Pride!" / Edition 1

by Betty A. Dobratz, Stephanie L. Shanks-Meile

Overview

A compelling and disquieting look at America's white separatist movement.

Winner of the Scholarly Achievement Award of the North Central Sociological AssociationSelected by Choice Magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title

Although the white separatist movement stereotype is that of a Southern phenomenon tied to an uneducated and disenfranchised segment of men, sociologists Betty A. Dobratz and Stephanie L. Shanks-Meile show that the movement is in reality more complex and multifaceted. To compile this study, the authors interviewed more than 125 white separatists, attended rallies, congresses, and other gatherings, and examined many movement-generated documents. The result is a compelling book that chronicles the history, ideology, and strategies of the white separatist movement.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801865374
Publisher:	Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date:	04/30/2001
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.81(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Betty A. Dobratz is a professor of sociology at Iowa State University.

Stephanie L. Shanks-Meile is a professor of sociology at Indiana University Northwest.

What People are Saying About This

Walda Katz-Fishman

A unique, timely, rigorously researched, and provocative examination of the white supremacist movement in the United States... This book is a must-read for social movement scholars and students, and for activists in the social justice struggle.
—(Walda Katz-Fishman, Howard University)

Kathleen M. Blee

A comprehensive, timely, and critical examination of the landscape of organized white supremacism in the United States today. This is required reading for anyone who wants to understand how white power groups operate and the threat they pose.
—(Kathleen M. Blee, University of Pittsburgh)

From the Publisher

A comprehensive, timely, and critical examination of the landscape of organized white supremacism in the United States today. This is required reading for anyone who wants to understand how white power groups operate and the threat they pose.
—Kathleen M. Blee, University of Pittsburgh

An outstanding contribution to the literature on right-wing extremism in America. Through their painstaking research, careful analysis, and well-written account, Dobratz and Shanks-Meile have given us a clearer understanding of the men and women who join and perpetuate white racialist groups. A chilling account of a persistent problem.
—Richard G. Braungart, Syracuse University

A unique, timely, rigorously researched, and provocative examination of the white supremacist movement in the United States . . . This book is a must-read for social movement scholars and students, and for activists in the social justice struggle.
—Walda Katz-Fishman, Howard University

Richard G. Braungart

An outstanding contribution to the literature on right-wing extremism in America. Through their painstaking research, careful analysis, and well-written account, Dobratz and Shanks-Meile have given us a clearer understanding of the men and women who join and perpetuate white racialist groups. A chilling account of a persistent problem.
—(Richard G. Braungart, Syracuse University)

Editorial Reviews

Valuable for its focus on an extreme right-wing movement, a type of movement seldom studied, and for its clear description and application of contemporary social movement theories and concepts.
—Choice

A clearly written, well organized book, which provides extensive information about the complex political sociology of white separatist groups and should be required reading for social scientists interested in the topic.
—Christopher B. Doob, Journal of American Ethnic History

From the Publisher

A clearly written, well organized book, which provides extensive information about the complex political sociology of white separatist groups and should be required reading for social scientists interested in the topic.

Journal of American Ethnic History - Christopher B. Doob

Valuable for its focus on an extreme right-wing movement, a type of movement seldom studied, and for its clear description and application of contemporary social movement theories and concepts.

Choice

A clearly written, well organized book, which provides extensive information about the complex political sociology of white separatist groups and should be required reading for social scientists interested in the topic.

— Christopher B. Doob

Journal of American Ethnic History