Collect The Alt-Right: What Everyone Needs To Know(r) Edited By George Hawley Shown As Softcover

concise summary and analysis of the AltRight and its place in US coalitions, In 'The AltRight: What Everyone Needs to Know' political scientist George Hawley seeks to illuminate the nature of the American 'AltRight' for the general reader, Hawley sees the Alt Right as a contemporary manifestation of the white supremacist politics that evolved out of groups such as the KKK and the NSM adapting to the cultural and technological epoch of thest century.
The nebulous, decentralised and esoteric nature of the altright has led to great confusion about the movements character, size, and overall goals, Hawley seeks to dispel this through analysing the broad historical trends that have come to define the radical right in America, as well as the various figures, language and tactics that are integral to the altright.


Hawley believes that the essence of the altright is the blatant racism and antisemitism that its followers espouse, He locates the altright as a diverse coalition of individuals and groups on the extreme right, significantly more extreme than American conservatives, The book goes to lengths to explain the unique nature of the altright, distinguishing it from more traditional elements of American conservatism and nationalism, This includes a discussion of the 'Altlite', adjacent figures and movements who have reiterated similar viewpoints but with less explicit language, Ranging from explicit neoNazis to 'white identitarians', there is a breath of discussion as to the variety of such a diffuse movement and the internal conflicts and debates that circulate within.
Hawley characterises the altright as a largely online phenomenon: connecting through a web of forums, and in the comments section of journals, This includes a discussion of their esoteric, memetic language which he argues has evolved as a unique element of the altright, a useful tactic for engendering media responses, Ultimately Hawley sees the goals of the altright as attempting to 'inject' their ideas into mainstream discourse through repetition of their talking points, He diagnoses their fortunes as poor but that there is still time for their image to be rehabilitated and for them to shift the Overton window in their favour, The discussion of the Altright cements it as a largely American phenomenon, Bar some discussion of Identity Evropa, it neglects to mention the transformation of the radical right elsewhere in the world a chapter of which I feel would have helped cement the unique nature of the American Altright.


This book is undeniably geared towards the widest possible audience, and has been structured around that concept, Chapters are subdivided into discussions of individuals, figures, or tactics that general readers can easily hop in and out of, Whilst this sounds like a welcome addition to a challenging topic, it ultimately complicates the flow of the writing and hinders the ability of Hawley to craft a trajectory for his narrative/thesis.
At points the book feels more like a 'field guide' for the radical right, with specific subsections devoted to figures and their credentials, This need to jump from persontoperson can make the book simultaneously easy and difficult to follow,

Hawley's book is an excellent reference guide to the nature of the radical right in the US, and would be a welcome addition to the library of anyone undertaking any personal research into the topic.
One particular element that I really love is Hawley's recommendations for further reading, Instead of introducing a list at the very end of the book which often goes unread by general readers, Hawley peppers his personal recommendations throughout his writing, As such, this book is a decent text to complement a basic narrative understanding of recent events surrounding the Altright,

TLDR: Accessible introduction to the radical right in the US, suffers from structural issues, This book is much more doom and gloom than it needs to be and the striking thing about this book is that the author never once considered the idea that both sides might be wrong.
Extremism on both the left and the right should be condemned,

The reason we cant agree on anything right now is because both sides are more intent on blaming each other for the worlds problems instead of trying to fix them.
A politician cant merely accomplish his policy goals anymore, He needs to beat the other side in the process,

There can be no bipartisanship when neither side is concerned with getting it right each side is far too busy trying to beat the other that they never get around to making policy.
It doesnt matter who started it, lets start fixing it, In recent years, the socalled AltRight, a white nationalist movement, has grown at an alarming rate, Taking advantage of high levels of racial polarization, the AltRight seeks to normalize explicit white identity politics, Growing from a marginalized and disorganized group of Internet trolls and propagandists, the AltRight became one of the major news stories of thepresidential election, and exploded into public consciousness after its march through Charlottesville in summer.
Discussions of the AltRight are now a regular part of political discourse in the United States and beyond, In The AltRight: What Everyone Needs to KnowR, George Hawley, one of the world's leading experts on the conservative movement and rightwing radicalism, provides a clear explanation of the ideas, tactics, history, and prominent figures of one of the most disturbing movements in America today.
Although it presents itself as a new phenomenon, the AltRight is just the latest iteration of
a longstanding radical rightwing political tradition, Throughout, Hawley discusses the other primary ideological influences on the AltRight: libertarianism, paleoconservatism, neoreaction, and the Men's Rights Movement, The AltRight represents a genuine challenge to pluralistic liberal democracy, but its size and influence are often exaggerated, Whether intentionally or not, President Donald Trump energized the AltRight in, yet conflating Trump's variety of rightwing politics with the AltRight causes many observers to both overestimate the AltRight's size and downplay its radicalism.
Hawley provides a tour of the contemporary radical right, and explains how it differs from more mainstream varieties of conservatism, Dispassionate and accessible, this is an essential overview for anyone seeking to understand to this disruptive and dangerous political movement,
.George Hawley is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Alabama and in this concise, comprehensive for an everdeveloping movement book thats a mustread for anyone interested in the subject, he sets out what the AltRight is, how its comprised, how it developed, how it ties in with mainstream conservatism and in what I found to be the least successful part of the book how to challenge it.
Too much and not enough, I am an assistant professor of political science at the University of Alabama, My research interests include demography, electoral behavior, political parties, immigration policy, and the conservative movement in America, I earned my Ph. D in political science from the University of Houston and my undergraduate degrees in political science and print journalism from Central Washington University, Before entering graduate school, I worked in politics in Washington, DC, for multiple groups and individuals, While my teaching and academic research keep me busy, I am also an active consultant and media commentator and always looking for new projects, Although I am a proud native of the Pacific Northwest, I presently enjoy life with my wife and ch I am an assistant professor of political science at the University of Alabama.
My research interests include demography, electoral behavior, political parties, immigration policy, and the conservative movement in America, I earned my Ph. D in political science from the University of Houston and my undergraduate degrees in political science and

print journalism from Central Washington University, Before entering graduate school, I worked in politics in Washington, DC, for multiple groups and individuals, While my teaching and academic research keep me busy, I am also an active consultant and media commentator and always looking for new projects, Although I am a proud native of the Pacific Northwest, I presently enjoy life with my wife and children here in the heart of Dixie, sitelink.