American Antifa: The Tactics, Culture, and Practice of Militant Antifascism

ISBN-13: 9780367210571 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 210 str.

Stanislav Vysotsky

Opis

Since the election of President Trump and the rise in racism and white supremacist activity, the militant anti-fascist movement known as antifa has become increasingly active in the United States. This book analyses the practices of the movement through a combination of social movement studies and critical criminological perspectives.

Spis treści

1. Introduction - Antifa Behind the Mask 2. Contemporary Fascist and Antifa movements 3. Antifa and Fascist Strategy and Tactics 4.  Cultures of Fascism & Anti-Fascism 5. The Fascist Threat & Response 6. The anarchy police (revisited) 7. Conclusion: Anti-Fascism at the Intersections of Social Movements, Subculture, and Criminology

O autorze

Stanislav Vysotsky is a sociologist whose research focuses on fascist and antifascist movements. Dr. Vysotsky’s research on the militant antifascist movement and the relationship between threat, space, subculture, and social movement activism has been published in journals such as Interface: A Journal for and about Social Movements and Critical Criminology. He has also published research on fascist and supremacist movements in the Journal of Political and Military Sociology, the Journal of Crime and Justice, the Journal of Hate Studies, as well as several edited volumes.