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"The Radical Right, in its many forms, has again become a significant force in modern America....Ezekiel's pointed volume...is the best available modern source for grasping the psychological foundations of the movement." -- Thomas F. Pettigrew
"'The Racist Mind'...comes at a time when intolerance of others is a major issue in this country. This important book deserves a wide readership."
"One of the most remarkable books I have read in years....By his own example, Ezekiel helps us to be strengthened in our opposition to hatred and injustice by our knowledge of it as something human rather than as an abstraction or a caricature." -- Paul L. Wachtel
-- Washington Post Book World
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Published date: 1996
Size: 5.25 x 8 inches
Weight: 0.55 pounds
Publisher's Notes
The Oklahoma City bombing turned a new spotlight on the secret world and chilling ideology of the American radical right, but swastika armbands and the scream of racial slogans have been making news for decades. Who are these people so full of venom? Where do their fears come from? Are they dangerous, pitiably pathetic, or both? In this neglected area of of inquiry Professor Raphael S. Ezekiel, who grew up Jewish in segregated East Texas, probes for answers out in the field.
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