American militias: state-level variations in militia activities
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Main Author: Freilich, Joshua D. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC c2003
Series:Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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Item Description:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-177) and index
Structure and ideology of the militia movement -- History of the militia movement in Michigan -- Social movement theories and the rise of the militia movement -- Explaining higher levels of militia related activities -- Economic and social disorganization, paramilitary culture, and militia related activities -- Findings -- Economics, culture, and militias
Freilich attempts to determine why some states have higher levels of militia activity than others. Focusing on the years 1994-1995, he finds that cultural factors-not economic conditions--are related to levels of militia related activity. In particular, states with lower levels of female empowerment and higher levels of paramilitary culture were more likely to have more militia groups. Conversely, neither economic dislocation/social disorganization nor economic prosperity/social integration were related to the number of militia groups on the state level. These findings suggest that programs seeking to preempt militia formation by providing economic assistance will not be successful. Instead, such programs must confront cultural issues as well
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (ix, 183 p.)
ISBN:1280361271
1593320442
1931202532
9781280361272
9781593320447
9781931202534

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