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- catalog abstract "Increasingly America is being defined by its most extreme factions, whose controversial ideas often divide society against itself. The center, or mainstream, seems unable to withstand the fractures produced by radicals of both left and right. The Age of Extremism, with its combination of exact journalism and lively criticism, is the first book to define the culture and evolution of extremism that now pervades all aspects of society, from art and science to politics and religion. Among the broad range of subjects detailed by the author are: the militia movement; surviving fringes of Trotskyites; black separatists, such as Louis Farrakhan; violent antiabortionists; NAMBLA, which seeks to legalize pedophilia; radical revisionists who deny the Holocaust; Neo-Nazis; and punks, hippies, anarchists, and religious communes. With its lucid examination of contemporary culture, The Age of Extremism discusses such persons as Bret Easton Ellis, author of the sadomasochistic American Psycho; artist Damien Hirst and his formaldehyde sharks; and Quentin Tarantino, whose films glorify violence in a manner unlike any other in major media. Once we understand why these groups exist and how they operate, we are left with a resounding question: Is this extremism a permanent condition of postmodern society or merely a temporary result of the upheaval that occurred with the transition to postindustrial society? This book arrives at a startling conclusion.".
- catalog contributor b10156964.
- catalog coverage "United States Civilization 1970-".
- catalog coverage "United States Politics and government 1989-".
- catalog coverage "United States Race relations.".
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Increasingly America is being defined by its most extreme factions, whose controversial ideas often divide society against itself. The center, or mainstream, seems unable to withstand the fractures produced by radicals of both left and right. The Age of Extremism, with its combination of exact journalism and lively criticism, is the first book to define the culture and evolution of extremism that now pervades all aspects of society, from art and science to politics and religion. Among the broad range of subjects detailed by the author are: the militia movement; surviving fringes of Trotskyites; black separatists, such as Louis Farrakhan; violent antiabortionists; NAMBLA, which seeks to legalize pedophilia; radical revisionists who deny the Holocaust; Neo-Nazis; and punks, hippies, anarchists, and religious communes. With its lucid examination of contemporary culture, The Age of Extremism discusses such persons as Bret Easton Ellis, author of the sadomasochistic American Psycho; artist Damien Hirst and his formaldehyde sharks; and Quentin Tarantino, whose films glorify violence in a manner unlike any other in major media. Once we understand why these groups exist and how they operate, we are left with a resounding question: Is this extremism a permanent condition of postmodern society or merely a temporary result of the upheaval that occurred with the transition to postindustrial society? This book arrives at a startling conclusion.".
- catalog extent "x, 228 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Age of extremism.".
- catalog identifier "1559723882 (hc)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Age of extremism.".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Secaucus, N.J. : Carol Pub. Group,".
- catalog relation "Age of extremism.".
- catalog spatial "United States Civilization 1970-".
- catalog spatial "United States Politics and government 1989-".
- catalog spatial "United States Race relations.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "973.929 21".
- catalog subject "E169.12 .G364 1997".
- catalog subject "Radicalism United States.".
- catalog title "The age of extremism : the enemies of compromise in American politics, culture, and race relations / James Gardner.".
- catalog type "text".