Nostalgia, Nationalism, and the US Militia Movement

ISBN-13: 9781032421971 / Miękka / 2024 / 216 str.

Amy Cooter

Opis

Nostalgia, Nationalism, and the US Militia Movement is an accessible primer on US militia movements, exploring their history from the Revolutionary War to the attempted insurrection of January 6^th and beyond.

Spis treści

Introduction
1. The Modern US Militia Movement: Member’s Motivations, Beliefs and Practices
2. Militia History in the US: Contextualizing the Modern Movement
3. Militia Origins: The Gospel According to Norm Olson
4. The Oklahoma City Bombing and Militia Decline: A Floundering Father
5. Settling for Nostalgia: How Nostalgia and a Rural Mentality Shape the Militia Movement
6. The Movement’s Trajectory: The early 2000s, the Trump Era, and Beyond
7. Conclusion: Signals of Violence and Informed Best Practices

O autorze

Amy Cooter, PhD, is the Director of Research, Academic Development & Innovation at Middlebury Institute's Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism. Prior to joining Middlebury, Prof. Cooter was a senior lecturer in sociology at Vanderbilt University.