[D66] On the Edge: Political Cults Right and Left

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https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781317463641

On the Edge: Political Cults Right and Left
Political Cults Right and Left
By Dennis Tourish, Tim Wohlforth
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 30 June 2000
eBook Published 22 May 2015
Pub. location New York
Imprint Routledge
Pages 256 pages
eBook ISBN 9781317463641

Subjects Politics & International Relations

ABOUT THIS BOOK

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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
part | 2 pages
Part One. The Nature of Cults
chapter  1 | 13 pages
Cults in Politics
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chapter  2 | 19 pages
Groupthink, Big Brother, and Love Bombing
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part | 2 pages
Part Two. Cults on the Right
chapter  3 | 20 pages
Christian Identity: A Heritage of Hate
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chapter  4 | 12 pages
Soldiers of God
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chapter  5 | 14 pages
The Travels of Lyndon LaRouche
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part | 2 pages
Part Three. Therapy Cults and Politics
chapter  6 | 19 pages
Scientology, Maoism, and the Reevaluations of Harvey Jackins
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chapter  7 | 20 pages
Fred Newman: Lenin as Therapist
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chapter  8 | 19 pages
Synanon: Utopia as a Game
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part | 2 pages
Part Four. Cults on the Left
chapter  9 | 11 pages
Marlene Dixon's Little Army
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chapter  10 | 17 pages
Gerry Healy: Guru to a Star
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chapter  11 | 16 pages
The Lonely Passion of Ted Grant
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chapter  12 | 14 pages
The Many Faces of Gino Perente
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