The extreme right in Europe and the USA / edited by Paul Hainsworth.

Originally published in 1992 by Pinter Publishers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource, title from PDF title page (EBSCO), viewed August 31, 2016.

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; List of abbreviations; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction. The Cutting Edge: The Extreme Right in Post-War Western Europe and the USA; The Nature of the Extreme Right: Some Observations; Immigration: The Extreme Right's Issue Par Excellence; Nationalism, National-Populism; Anti-Communism, Anti-Marxism; A Suitable Case for Treatment?; Conclusion: The Extreme Right in Post-war Western Europe and the USA; References; 2. The Extreme Right in Post-War France: The Emergence and Success of the Front national.

IntroductionThe Extreme Right in France; The Front National and Extreme Right Divisions in the 1970s; The Ascent of the Front National; The Front National Voter; Policies and Perspectives; Confronting the Front National; Conclusion; References; 3. A Future for Right Extremism in Germany?; The Development of Right Extremism; Right Extremism: the Contemporary Setting; The Republicans: the Party and its Voters; The Social Basis of Right Extremism; Right Extremism and Political Culture; Attitudes in Transition; Right Extremism in a Changing Society; Modernisierungsverlierer.

The Social Detachment of the VolksparteienIssues and Events; Germans and Others: Recent Developments; Gastarbeiter; Asylum-Seekers; Germans or Foreigners?; 'The Extreme Right Co-Governs Already'; Outlook; Notes; References; 4. The Netherlands: Irritants on the Body Politic; Introduction; Post-war Demography and Immigration in The Netherlands; The Legacy of the Pre-War Extreme Right; The New Extremism: The Boerenpartij and Beyond; The era of the Boerenpartij; The era of the Nederlandse Volksunie; Into the 1980s: the Centrumpartij and the Centrumdemocraten.

Conclusion: What does the Future hold for the Dutch Extreme Right?Notes; References; 5. Belgium: Flemish Legions on the March; The Infiltration of Institutions of State; Extreme-Right Groups in Flanders and Wallonia; The Vlaams Blok; Developments since the Founding of the VB; The Programme of the VB; Organization and Structure of the VB; The Extent and Nature of VB Support; The VB's Links with Extreme-Right Movements Abroad; The Linguistic Factor and the Character of the VB; Prospects and Reactions; The Stability of the Belgian Polity; Electoral Prospects of Right-Wing Extremism.

Mainstream Political Responses to the Extreme RightNotes; References; 6. The Extreme Right in Italy: Ideological Orphans and Countermobilization; Social Transformation and Anti-System Ideologies; The Traditional Anti-Communist Right; The MSI; The Anti-Authoritarian Right; The 'Opposite Extremes'; The Italian New Right; The Future of the Italian Extreme Right; References; 7. Why has the Extreme Right failed in Britain?; Britain: a Peripheral Concern?; An Overview of the Post-1945 Extreme Right; The Problem of Extreme Right Support; Who Voted for and Joined the NF in the 1970s?

"The rise of extreme right parties and neo-fascist movements in recent years as a response to economic crisis has become a major concern for most European countries. The phenomenon is likely to increase, as more disillusioned and discontented sectors of the population become drawn towards intense nationalism and the scapegoating of 'foreigners'. Paul Hainsworth has assembled a team of experts in the field to present a comparative, empirical assessment of the historical evolution, nature and extent of the extreme right in Europe and the United States from the 1940s to the early 1990s. This volume evaluates the nature and influence of the extreme right in the post-war context."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

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