Lone wolf race warriors and white genocide

When Brenton Tarrant live-streamed his massacre of fifty-one Muslims in Christchurch, New Zealand, in March 2019, he was but one in a series of lone-acting white men committing violent crime to further the radical white nationalist aim to save the white race from extinction and establish a white eth...

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Main Author: Gardell, Mattias (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2021
In:Year: 2021
Series/Journal:Cambridge elements. Elements in religion and violence
Further subjects:B Right-wing extremists
B White nationalism
B Mass shootings
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9781108711135
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Summary:When Brenton Tarrant live-streamed his massacre of fifty-one Muslims in Christchurch, New Zealand, in March 2019, he was but one in a series of lone-acting white men committing violent crime to further the radical white nationalist aim to save the white race from extinction and establish a white ethnostate. From where did white nationalists get the notion of an ongoing white genocide? Why should 'resistance' against a perceived invasion of 'white' territory be launched by individual 'lone wolves' massacring noncombatants they have no prior relation to? How could slaughtering children be construed as a heroic act that a perpetrator wants to broadcast to the world? Based on a unique collection of interviews with lone wolves, their victims, and their supporters, and a close reading of lone wolf, fascist, and radical nationalist material and communication, this Element provides solid answers to these and adjacent questions of importance.
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Jun 2021)
ISBN:1108609767
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/9781108609760