Alt-Right by Mike Wendling

Alt-Right by Mike Wendling

This book is a vital guide to understanding the Alt-Right - the white nationalist, anti-feminist, far-right movement that rose to prominence during Donald Trump's successful election campaign in the United States. It looks at the support for this reactionary network, arguing that while Trump is in office and the far-right grows across Europe, we need to gain a deeper understanding of the movement's philosophy, history and role in politics today. While the movement appears to have burst out of nowhere, Mike Wendling has been tracking the Alt-Right for years. He reveals the role of technological utopians, reactionary philosophers, the notorious 4chan and 8chan bulletin boards, and a range of bloggers, vloggers and tweeters, along with the extreme ideas which underpin the movement's thought. Including exclusive interviews with members of the movement and evidence linking extremists with terror attacks and hate crimes, it is clear that despite its high-profile support, the movement's lack of a coherent base and its contradictory tendencies have already started to lead to its downfall.

'An important guide to one of the most disturbing political developments of our time'

-- New York Times

'Accessible, enjoyable and informative'

-- The Observer

'An urgently needed dose of clarity for anyone hoping to understand the twists and turns of far right politics beyond the Khakis and Tiki torches'

-- Mark Bray, historian and author of Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook

Mike Wendling is US National Digital Reporter for the BBC, based in Chicago. He is the co-founder of the BBC's disinformation unit and was editor and presenter of BBC Trending. He has decades of experience covering extremism, the American far right, social media and disinformation, and is the author of Alt-Right: From 4chan to the White House.

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ISBN 13	9780745337456
ISBN 10	0745337457
Title	Alt-Right
Author	Mike Wendling
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pluto Press
Year published	2018-04-20
Number of pages	304
Prizes	Short-listed for Bread and Roses Prize 2019 (UK)
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