The Beast Reawakens
Fascism's Resurgence from Hitler's Spymasters to Today's Neo-Nazi Groups and Right-Wing Extremists
1st Edition
Published on 4. January 2017
Book
Hardback
604 pages
978-1-138-18131-1 (ISBN)
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First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Reviews / Votes
"A vivid survey of fascist resurgence." -- New York TimesBook Review"An important book. . . The best-documented account of the fluctuating fortunes of the far-right in Europe and America in the late 20th century." -- Conor Cruise O'Brien
"Lee delineates more thoroughly than any previous writer the complex connections between survivor Nazi organizations and postwar neofascist movements in Europe and the United States. A well-documented and much-needed warning." -- Daniel L. Wick, San Francisco Chronicle
"In this powerful work of research and discovery, Martin A. Lee reveals more of the beast and its origins than has ever been seen before." -- Andrei Codrescu
"Lee provides a lively, journalistic account of those who seek the revival of the Fascist and Nazi dictatorships." -- Choice
"This compelling, intelligent investigation, which reads more like a thriller than a history lesson, contributes much toward understanding the politics of hatred." -- Publishers Weekly
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
1280 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-18131-1 (9781138181311)
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Martin A. Lee
The Beast Reawakens
Fascism's Resurgence from Hitler's Spymasters to Today's Neo-Nazi Groups and Right-Wing Extremists
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Martin A. Lee is the co-author, with Norman Soloman, of Unreliable Sources: A Guide to Detecting Bias In NewsMedia and the author of Acid Dreams: The CIA, LSD and theSixties Rebellion. Interviewed as an expert on terrorism, espionage, and media issues, Lee has been a guest on CBS's 48 Hours, CNN's International Hour, CNBC, MSNBC, and NPR's Fresh Air. His articles have been published in numerous outlets including Los AngelesTimes, Rolling Stone, Miami Herald, The Nation, VillageVoice, Christian Science Monitor, San FranciscoChronicle, Baltimore Sun, Mother Jones, and Spin.
Content
Preface
Introduction
PART ONE: A SURFEIT OF SPIES
CHAPTER ONE:Shifting Alliances
Scarface
Endgames
A Critical Hiatus
Gehlen's Gambit
The U.S. Army's ODESSA File
CHAPTER TWO: The Seesaw Strategy
Hitler's Bodyguard
Restoration
Exile in Madrid
Playing the Eastern Card
The Spook Who Never Returned
Golden Handcuffs
CHAPTER THREE: Neo-Nazi Diaspora
Wotan at the Funny Farm
The Man with Many Aliases
European Liberation Front
Rumblings from Prague
The Flying Ace
PART TWO: POLITICAL SOLDIERS
CHAPTER FOUR: The Swastika and the Crescent
Coup d'Etat in Cairo
A Mecca for Fascists
Double-Agent Intrigue
The Wrath of the Red Hand
Trials and Tribulations
CHAPTER FIVE: Nostalgics and Revisionists
Cult of the Inquisitor
White Power Politics
The China Option
Flirting with the Left
Twilight of the Idols
CHAPTER SIX: A Gathering Storm
Breaking a Taboo
Armies of the Right
New Right with an Old Twist
Browns and Greens
The Politics of Denial
Before the Deluge
PART THREE: POST-COLD WAR FASCISM
CHAPTER SEVEN: Germany Reunited
Catharsis
Paramilitaries and Poison Gas
Groomed to Be Führer
Cadre Building
The Deutsche Mob
Capitulation
CHAPTER EIGHT: Shadow Over the East
"Prussia Lives!"
Territorial Imperative
The Balkan Furnace
Courting Mother Russia
Here Come the National Bolsheviks
Dreaming of a New Rapallo
CHAPTER NINE: From the Margins to the Mainstream
Playing with Fire
Aryan Machinations
The Road to Oklahoma City
Onward Christian Patriots
Pity the Poor Immigrant
Fifty Years After
CONCLUSION
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Introduction
PART ONE: A SURFEIT OF SPIES
CHAPTER ONE:Shifting Alliances
Scarface
Endgames
A Critical Hiatus
Gehlen's Gambit
The U.S. Army's ODESSA File
CHAPTER TWO: The Seesaw Strategy
Hitler's Bodyguard
Restoration
Exile in Madrid
Playing the Eastern Card
The Spook Who Never Returned
Golden Handcuffs
CHAPTER THREE: Neo-Nazi Diaspora
Wotan at the Funny Farm
The Man with Many Aliases
European Liberation Front
Rumblings from Prague
The Flying Ace
PART TWO: POLITICAL SOLDIERS
CHAPTER FOUR: The Swastika and the Crescent
Coup d'Etat in Cairo
A Mecca for Fascists
Double-Agent Intrigue
The Wrath of the Red Hand
Trials and Tribulations
CHAPTER FIVE: Nostalgics and Revisionists
Cult of the Inquisitor
White Power Politics
The China Option
Flirting with the Left
Twilight of the Idols
CHAPTER SIX: A Gathering Storm
Breaking a Taboo
Armies of the Right
New Right with an Old Twist
Browns and Greens
The Politics of Denial
Before the Deluge
PART THREE: POST-COLD WAR FASCISM
CHAPTER SEVEN: Germany Reunited
Catharsis
Paramilitaries and Poison Gas
Groomed to Be Führer
Cadre Building
The Deutsche Mob
Capitulation
CHAPTER EIGHT: Shadow Over the East
"Prussia Lives!"
Territorial Imperative
The Balkan Furnace
Courting Mother Russia
Here Come the National Bolsheviks
Dreaming of a New Rapallo
CHAPTER NINE: From the Margins to the Mainstream
Playing with Fire
Aryan Machinations
The Road to Oklahoma City
Onward Christian Patriots
Pity the Poor Immigrant
Fifty Years After
CONCLUSION
Notes
Bibliography
Index