Go back to where you came from : the backlash against immigration and the fate of western democracy
Polakow-Suransky, Sasha, 1979-2017
Book
What if the new far right poses a graver threat to liberal democracy than jihadists or mass migration? From Europe to the United States and beyond, opportunistic politicians have exploited economic crisis, terrorist attacks and an influx of refugees to bring hateful and reactionary views from the margins of political discourse into the corridors of power. This climate has already helped propel Donald Trump to the White House, pushed Britain out of the European Union, and put Marine Le Pen within striking distance of the French presidency. Sasha Polakow-Suransky's on-the-ground reportage and interviews with the rising stars of the new right tell the story of how we got here, tracing the global rise of anti-immigration politics and the ruthlessly effective rebranding of Europe's new far right as defenders of Western liberal values. Go Back to Where You Came From is an indispensable account of why xenophobia went mainstream in countries known historically as defenders of human rights and models of tolerance.
Main title:
Go back to where you came from : the backlash against immigration and the fate of western democracy / Sasha Polakow-Suransky.
Author:
Polakow-Suransky, Sasha, 1979-, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Hurst & Company, 2017.
Collation:
viii, 397 pages ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: pt. I FROM STRANGERS TO OUTCASTS -- 1.The Guests Who Overstayed -- 2.When Integration Fails -- 3.The Nativist Nanny State -- pt. II FROM OUTCASTS TO TERRORISTS -- 4.The Danish Cartoon Crisis and the Limits of Free Speech -- 5.Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Europe's Fantasy of Offshoring -- 6.Terror and Backlash -- 7.Nostalgia, Fear, and the Front National's Resurrection -- pt. III FROM TERRORISTS TO USURPERS -- 8.The Great Replacement -- 9.Freedom of Religion---for Some -- 10.Barbarians at the Gates -- 11.They're Stealing Our Jobs -- 12.The Rise of White Identity Politics -- pt. IV THE NEW NORMAL -- 13.When the Right Turns Left---and the Left's Voters Go Right -- 14.Xenophobia Beyond Black and White -- 15.Willkommenskultur vs. Guantanamo -- 16.Camp of the Saints at the White House.
ISBN:
9781849049092
Dewey class:
325
Language:
English
Subject:
Emigration and immigrationDemocracyPopulism -- EuropePopulism -- United StatesIdentity politics -- EuropeIdentity politics -- United StatesEurope -- Politics and government -- 21st centuryUnited States -- Politics and government -- 21st centuryUnited States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policyEurope -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policyEurope -- Emigration and immigration -- Public opinionUnited States -- Emigration and immigration -- Public opinion
BRN:
264364