On the Edge: Political Cults Right and Left (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780765606396)

This is the first book to document the extent of political cults on both the right and left and explain their significance for mainstream political organizations. The authors outline the defining characteristics of cults in general, and analyze the degree to which a variety of well-known movements fall within the spectrum of cultic organizations. The book covers such individuals and groups as Lyndon LaRouche, Fred Newman, Ted Grant, Marlene Dixon, the Christian Identity movement, Posse Commitatus, Aryan Nation, militias, and the Freemen. It explores the ideological underpinnings that predispose cult followers to cultic practices, along with the measures cults use to suppress dissent, achieve intense conformity, and extract extraordinary levels of commitment.

Author: Dennis Tourish, Tim Wohlforth
ISBN-10: 0765606399
ISBN-13: 9780765606396
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 06/30/2000
Pages: 264
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 09/01/2001 pg. 197
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2001 pg. 102