This study of the German right-extremist movement looks at the three rightist political parties, neo-Nazi groups, skinhead gangs, and New Right intellectuals. It poses the question whether, at a time of global recession, the existing democratic system is resilient enough to meet the challenges posed
Right-Wing Extremism in Contemporary Germany
β Scribed by Gerard Braunthal (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 274
- Series
- New Perspectives in German Political Studies
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-3
The Setting....Pages 4-18
The German Right-Extremist Scene, 1945β1990....Pages 19-42
Right-Extremist Parties....Pages 43-76
Neo-Nazi Groups, Skinheads, and Violence....Pages 77-116
Tools of Propaganda and Recruitment....Pages 117-136
The New Right....Pages 137-168
Responses: Public and Private....Pages 169-200
Conclusion....Pages 201-213
Back Matter....Pages 214-260
β¦ Subjects
Political Science;European Union Politics;Political Sociology;European Politics;Political Theory;Social Structure, Social Inequality
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