Dennis Tourish, Tim Wohlforth

On the Edge (eBook, PDF)

Political Cults Right and Left

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317463641
• Artikelnr.: 49353527

Autorenporträt

Dennis Tourish, Tim Wohlforth

Inhaltsangabe

Part One The Nature of Cults
Chapter 1 Cults in Politics
Chapter 2 Groupthink, Big Brother, and Love Bombing
Part Two Cults on the Right
Chapter 3 Christian Identity: a Heritage of Hate
Chapter 4 Soldiers of God
Chapter 5 The Travels of Lyndon LaRouche
Part Three Therapy Cults and Politics
Chapter 6 Scientology, Maoism, and the Reevaluations of Harvey Jackins
Chapter 7 Fred Newman
Chapter 8 Synanon
Part Four Cults on the Left
Chapter 9 Marlene Dixon's Little Army
Chapter 10 Gerry Healy: Guru to a Star
Chapter 11 The Lonely Passion of Ted Grant
Chapter 12 The Many Faces of Gino Perente
Chapter 13 Conclusion Politics as Religion