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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Singh, Robert. Farrakhan phenomenon. Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c1997 (OCoLC)645848274 |
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| Named Person: | Louis Farrakhan; Louis Farrakhan; Louis Farrakhan |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Robert Singh |
| ISBN: | 0878406573 9780878406579 0878406581 9780878406586 |
| OCLC Number: | 36470160 |
| Description: | xii, 340 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. The Politics of Organized Hate -- 2. From the Margins to the Mainstream: The Rise of Louis Farrakhan -- 3. The Prophet Motive: The Theology and Ideology of Black Radical Reaction -- 4. The Paranoid Style in Black American Politics -- 5. The Popularity of Paranoia -- 6. Explaining Farrakhan -- 7. Toward an American Apartheid: Farrakhan and Black Leadership in the 1990s. |
| Responsibility: | Robert Singh. |
Abstract:
In this penetrating critical analysis of Louis Farrakhan's ascent to national influence, Robert Singh argues that the minister's rise to prominence is a function of race and reaction in contemporary America. Singh probes the origins and significance of Farrakhan in American politics. Drawing on published and unpublished records, personal interviews, and Farrakhan's writings and speeches, Singh places Farrakhan expressly within the "paranoid style" of such reactionaries as Jesse Helms and Joseph McCarthy. Examining Farrakhan's biographical details, religious beliefs, political strategies and relative influence, Singh argues that Farrakhan is an extreme conservative who exploits both black-white divisions and conflicts within the African-American community for personal advancement.
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- Farrakhan, Louis.
- United States -- Race relations.
- African Americans -- Politics and government.
- Hate -- Political aspects -- United States.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
- Noirs américains -- Politique et gouvernement.
- Haine -- Aspect politique -- États-Unis.
- États-Unis -- Relations raciales.
- États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1989-
- Rassenvraagstuk.
- Black Muslims.
- Farrakhan, Louis
- Rassenpolitik
- Radikalismus
- Populismus
- Volksverhetzung

