On the Edge: Political Cults Right and Left

Political Cults Right and Left

Nonfiction, History, Reference, Historiography, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
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Author: Dennis Tourish, Tim Wohlforth ISBN: 9781317463634
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: May 22, 2015
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Dennis Tourish, Tim Wohlforth
ISBN: 9781317463634
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: May 22, 2015
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This is the first book to document the extent of political cults on both the right and left and explain their significance for mainstream political organizations. The authors outline the defining characteristics of cults in general, and analyze the degree to which a variety of well-known movements fall within the spectrum of cultic organizations. The book covers such individuals and groups as Lyndon LaRouche, Fred Newman, Ted Grant, Marlene Dixon, the Christian Identity movement, Posse Commitatus, Aryan Nation, militias, and the Freemen. It explores the ideological underpinnings that predispose cult followers to cultic practices, along with the measures cults use to suppress dissent, achieve intense conformity, and extract extraordinary levels of commitment.

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This is the first book to document the extent of political cults on both the right and left and explain their significance for mainstream political organizations. The authors outline the defining characteristics of cults in general, and analyze the degree to which a variety of well-known movements fall within the spectrum of cultic organizations. The book covers such individuals and groups as Lyndon LaRouche, Fred Newman, Ted Grant, Marlene Dixon, the Christian Identity movement, Posse Commitatus, Aryan Nation, militias, and the Freemen. It explores the ideological underpinnings that predispose cult followers to cultic practices, along with the measures cults use to suppress dissent, achieve intense conformity, and extract extraordinary levels of commitment.

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