From Library Journal
These 15 essays by international scholars examine the rise and current impact of right-wing populist parties in western Europe, North America, South Asia, and Australia. In his introduction, coeditor Betz (European studies, Johns Hopkins Univ.) describes the "versatile, issue-oriented" strategy of these new parties. A charismatic leader and some media savvy soften the extremist nature of the New Right, yet as the essays illustrate, these groups depend on a "mobilization of resentment" that could become volatile. The New Right effectively targets politicians, bureaucrats, social groups, and immigrants as its foes and manipulates discontent with the economic system. The essays deal with specific countries and situations; for example, the "New Christian Right" is the focus of the piece on the United States. Voting statistics and bibliographic references are plentiful throughout the book. This will be a useful addition to the comparative government collections of most academic libraries.?Thomas A. Karel, Franklin & Marshall Coll. Lib., Lancaster, PA
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
