Enemies of the State offers an informative and highly readable introduction to some of the key developments and events of recent American history including: the fear of the Communist subversion of American society in the aftermath of the Second World War the rise of the civil rights movement and the 'white backlash' this elicited the apparent decline of liberalism and the ascendancy of conservatism during the economic malaise of the 1970s Ronald Reagan's triumphant presidential victory in 1980 and the Great Recession of 2007-08 and subsequent election of President Obama. American Extremism explains how at the heart of the politics practiced by the militia movement is an attempt to define the nature of 'Americanism', and shows how militia members employ the myths, metaphors and perceived historical lessons of the American Revolution, the constitutional settlement and America's frontier experience to do so. Mulloy, American Extremism: History, Politics and the Militia Movement (New York: Routledge. American Extremism: History, Politics and the Militia Movement (Routledge Studies in Extremism & Democracy) by D. Mulloy provides a guide for anyone interested in examining the roots of the radical right in the U.S.-in all its many varied forms-going back to the days of the Great Depression, the New Deal and the extraordinary political achievements of Franklin D. Miller Centre for American Studies, 1999), 145. From the German-American Bund to the modern militia movement, D. Mulloy shows us that the radical right has been a long and active part of American politics during the twentieth century.

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American Extremism by D.J. Mulloy