Fascists among us : online hate and the Christchurch massacre
Sparrow, Jeff2019
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Click and Collect for Fascists among us : online hate and the Christchurch massacreThe first book since Christchurch to trace the massacre's fascist roots and what it represents. The massacre of more than fifty worshippers at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, shocked the world. The murders were not random. They expressed a particular ideology, one that the alleged perpetrator described as 'fascism'. But what does fascism mean today - and what kind of threat does it pose? Jeff Sparrow traces the history of the far right, showing how fascists have adapted to the new politics of the twenty-first century. He argues that the mosque killer represents a frightening new phenomenon - decentralised right-wing terrorism that recruits by committing atrocities, feeding on itself and spreading from country to country. Burgeoning in dark places online, contemporary fascism exults in violence and picks its targets strategically. Today, it is Muslims; tomorrow, it will be Jews or gays or Asians. Even the widespread despair generated by climate change is being harvested to weaponise young men with the politics of hate. With imitative massacres already occurring around the world, Christchurch must be a wake-up call. This book makes a compelling, urgent case for a new response to an old menace.
Fascists among us : online hate and the Christchurch massacre / Jeff Sparrow.
Brunswick, Victoria : Scribe Publications, 2019.
151 pages ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
97819258496779781912854691
335.6
English
366860
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Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Society and Beliefs | 335.6 SPA | Available |
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