Man Up
The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism
$88.51
- Hardcover
344 pages
- Release Date
1 January 2026
Summary
The revelatory and urgent story of how an explosion of misogyny is driving a surge of mass and far-right violence throughout the West from an internationally recognised extremism expert and media commentator.
What two things do most mass shooters, terrorists, or violent extremists have in common? Most of us know the first: they are almost always men or boys. But the second? They are almost always virulent misogynists, homophobes, or transphobes—even if they are also m…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691257549 |
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| ISBN-10: | 069125754X |
| Author: | Cynthia Miller-Idriss |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 344 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2026 |
| Weight: | 664g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 156mm |
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“We can’t recommend it [Man-Up] highly enough.”—Matt Kelly and Matt d’Ancona, The Two Matts“It’s probably the most important book that I’ve read in ten years.”—Emma Kennedy, The Bunker“A compelling case for treating misogyny as a security concern and offers a useful framework for integrating gender into violence prevention efforts.”—Susan Szmania, Journal of Peace Research“Clear-eyed and candid, Man Up is an insightful and essential reckoning with the misogyny fueling the fire of far-right violence”—Karla Strand, Ms. Magazine“Man Up is a bracing, vital intervention.”—Roe McDermott, The Irish Times
About The Author
Cynthia Miller-Idriss
Cynthia Miller-Idriss is a sociologist and professor in the School of Public Affairs and the School of Education at American University, where she is the founding director of the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL). An MSNBC columnist and a regular commentator in US and international media, Miller-Idriss is the author of Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far Right (Princeton), The Extreme Gone Mainstream: Commercialization and Far Right Youth Culture in Germany (Princeton), and Blood and Culture: Youth, Right-Wing Extremism, and National Belonging in Contemporary Germany.
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