Black Sun, 9780814731550
Paperback
Offers a unique perspective on far right neo-Nazism viewing it as a new form of Western religious heresy

Black Sun

aryan cults, esoteric nazism, and the politics of identity

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  • Paperback

    371 pages

  • Release Date

    30 June 2003

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Summary

More than half a century after the defeat of Nazism and fascism, the far right is again challenging the liberal order of Western democracies. This work examines the new neofascist ideology, showing how hate groups, militias and conspiracy cults attempt to gain influence. Based on interviews and extensive research into underground groups, the book documents the new Nazi and fascist sects that have sprung up from the 1970s up to the present and examines the mentality and motivation of these far…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780814731550
ISBN-10:0814731554
Author:Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke
Publisher:New York University Press
Imprint:New York University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:371
Release Date:30 June 2003
Weight:614g
Dimensions:31mm x 227mm x 155mm
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Critics Review

( “This book is a thorough examination of neo-Nazi extremist group development in the United States through the twentieth century.” )-( Multicultural Review ),()

”[An] important work” Philadelphia Inquirer “Excellent book provides a lucid and often chilling guide.” Journal of European Studies “Goodrick-Clarke writes with exceptional clarity, adroitly steering his reader through the maze of changes and overlappings in the multifarious groups which he describes.” Quadrant “Presents a troubling picture of the mindset of the modern Far Right.” Library Journal “Anyone who remembers the devastation wrought by Nazi fanaticism can only be astonished and dismayed by this book. Who could have foreseen that half a century after the defeat of the Third Reich the Jews would once again be perceived as a demonic power intent on destroying the ‘Aryan race’, or that Hitler would be imagined as a divine being who is about to return to earth to complete the Holocaust? For the matter, who could have foreseen that the preposterous ‘pagan’ cult developed by Heinrich Himmler would ever be revived? Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke shows not only that these things have indeed happened but how and why they have happened. He also suggests what dangers they may portend. Black Sun is both an enthralling and a deeply disturbing work. It deserves the most serious attention and a wide readership.” Norman Cohn, author of The Pursuit of the Millennium and Warrant for Genocide “Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke has done pioneering work in the field of the occult roots of Nazism. In the present volume he performs the same invaluable service with regard to the ideological fantasies of post war neo-fascism.” Walter Laqueur “This book is a thorough examination of neo-Nazi extremist group development in the United States through the twentieth century.” Multicultural Review “…It is undeniably important and is sure to open your mind to shadowy worlds you never knew existed.” Fortean Times

About The Author

Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke

Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke is the author of several books on ideology and the Western esoteric tradition, including Hitler’s Priestess and Occult Roots of Nazism, which has remained in print since its publication in 1985 and has been translated into eight languages.

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