American militias : state-level variations in militia activities

American militias : state-level variations in militia activities /

Freilich attempts to determine why some states have higher levels of militia activity than others. Focusing on the years 1994-1995, he finds that cultural factors-not economic conditions--are related to levels of militia related activity. In particular, states with lower levels of female empowerment...

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Main Author: Freilich, Joshua D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2003
Series:Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Subjects:
Militia movements > United States.
Radicalism > United States.
Right-wing extremists > United States.
Government, Resistance to > United States.
United States > Social conditions > 1980-2020.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Structure and ideology of the militia movement
  • History of the militia movement in Michigan
  • Social movement theories and the rise of the militia movement
  • Explaining higher levels of militia related activities
  • Economic and social disorganization, paramilitary culture, and militia related activities
  • Findings
  • Economics, culture, and militias.

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