Extreme Britain

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'?In this fascinating study, Pearson... presents nearly a decade's worth of research into Britain's radical right.' -- Security Women 'This book should be considered a key source of empirical data and analysis, and consequently, should intrigue scholars and practitioners across various disciplines, including critical race or gender studies, critical studies on men and masculinities, terrorism studies, and critical terrorism studies.' * <b><I>Behavioural Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression</I></b> * 'A page-turning, exemplary recent history of the roles of masculinities in different extremisms found in Britain. Elegantly blending engaging first-hand accounts with accessible conceptualisations, this sets a standard with which all future work on gender and extremism will be compared.' -- Paul Gill, Professor of Security and Crime Science, University College London, and author of 'Lone-Actor Terrorists' '"Extreme Britain" combines powerful research, smart analysis and timely intervention to show that radicalisation is always and necessarily gendered--producing a must-read text for anyone who is interested in understanding contemporary extremism, in Britain and globally.' -- Laura Sjoberg, British Academy Global Professor of Politics and International Relations, Royal Holloway University of London, and author of 'Gendering Global Conflict' 'The first in-depth comparative account of how masculinities shape participation in extremist movements in the UK. Empirically rich, compelling and beautifully written, it should be widely read.' -- David Duriesmith, Lecturer in Gender and Politics, University of Sheffield, and author of 'Masculinity and New War' 'A compelling and very readable study of how gender informs and shapes extremism in contemporary Britain. With its in-depth focus on the specific local, national and international discourses of extremism, it fills an important gap in the literature. A necessary and extremely well-executed book.' -- Leonie B. Jackson, Assistant Professor of International Relations, Northumbria University, and author of 'The Monstrous and the Vulnerable: Framing British Jihadi Brides' 'In "Extreme Britain", Pearson fills the long-lamented gap in terrorism studies on masculinities, misogyny and extremism. This is an exceptionally researched, sensitively written candid examination of the relationship between the far-right in its various forms, masculinities and extremist engagement.' -- Caron Gentry, Faculty Pro Vice-Chancellor for Arts, Design and Social Sciences, Northumbria University, and author of 'Disordered Violence: How Gender, Race and Heteronormativity Structure Terrorism'