Radical Right-Wing Populism in Western EuropeStudies the new West European parties of the radical populist right, arguing that, in distancing themselves from the reactionary politics of the traditional extremist right, these parties have become a significant challenge to the established structure and politics of West European democracy today. |
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Contents
Resentment as Politics | 37 |
Immigration and Xenophobia 69 | 68 |
The Two Faces of Radical RightWing Populism | 107 |
The Social Bases of Political Resentment | 141 |
Political Conflict in the Age of Social Fragmentation | 169 |
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| Title | Radical Right-Wing Populism in Western Europe |
| Author | Hans-Georg Betz |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Springer, 1994 |
| ISBN | 1349235474, 9781349235476 |
| Length | 226 pages |
| Subjects | › Political Science / General Political Science / History & Theory |
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