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[Abe96]

Abanes, Richard; Innis, Roy. American Militias: Rebellion, Racism & Religion. Intervarsity Pr; 1996. Paperback. ISBN 0-830813-68-3.

[Aho90]

Aho, James A. The Politics of Righteousness - Idaho Christian Patriotism. University of Washington Press; 1990, 1995. Paperback. ISBN 0-295974-94-X. [The author is a professor in the Sociology Dept. at the Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID. Topics covered include: 1. White supremacy movements - Idaho, 2. Arayan Nation, 3. Antisemitism - Idaho, 4. Christianity and politics. Includes an extensive bibliography, index, and notes. This a scholarly but readable work which is essential for anyone concerned with the history and dynamics of antisemitism in the Pacific Northwest.]

[Bar96]

Barkun, Michael. Religion and the Racist Right: The Origins of the Christian Identity Movement. Univ of North Carolina Pr; 1996. Hardcover. Revised edition. ISBN 0-807823-28-7.

[Bro00]

Bronner, Stephen Eric. A Rumor About the Jews: Reflections on Antisemitism and the Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion. St. Martins Press; 2000. Hardcover. ISBN 0-312218-04-4.

[Cop97]

Coppola, Vincent. Dragons of God: A Journey Through Far-Right America. Longstreet Press; 1997. Hardcover. ISBN 1-563523-27-2.

[Dea04]

Dean, Carolyn J. The Fragility Of Empathy After The Holocaust. Paperback: 208 pages. Publisher: Cornell University Press (October 14, 2004). ISBN 0-801489-44-X.

[Dee97]

Dees, Morris. Gathering Storm: America's Militia Threat. HarperCollins (paper); 1997. Paperback. ISBN 0-060927-89-5.

[Din95]

Dinnerstein, Leonard. Antisemitism in America. Oxford Univ Pr (Trade); 1995. Paperback. ISBN 0-195101-12-X. [This book traces American antisemitism from its roots in the dawn of the Christian era and the arrival of the first European settlers, through the 18th and 19th centuries, to its peak during World War II and its present day permutations.]

[Kur97]

Kurthen, Hermann (ed); Bergmann, Werner (ed); Erb, Rainer (ed). Antisemitism and Xenophobia in Germany After Unification. Oxford Univ Press; 1997. Hardcover. ISBN 0-195104-85-4.

[Lip93]

Lipstadt, Deborah. Denying the Holocaust: The Growing Assault on Truth and Memory. Free Press. 1993. Plumsock Mesoamerican Studies; 1994. Paperback. Reprint edition. ISBN 0-452272-74-2. [Some people argue that the deaths of six million Jews in Nazi concentration camps is a myth. For a long time, proponents of this theory have been regarded as distasteful eccentrics on the lunatic fringe. But lately they have gone on the offensive and have achieved a shocking new degree of credibility; This book exposes this fraud and refutes its contentions.]

[McW99]

McWilliams, Carey. A Mask for Privilege: Anti-Semitism in America. Transaction Pub; 1999. Paperback. ISBN 0-765806-12-6.

[Sha00]

Shapiro, James. Oberammergau: The Troubling Story of the World's Most Famous Passion Play. Pantheon Books; 2000. Hardcover. ISBN 0-375409-26-2.

[She00]

Shermer, Michael; Grobman, Alex; Hertzberg, Arthur. Denying History: Who Says the Holocaust Never Happened and Why Do They Say It. Univ California Press; 2000. Hardcover. ISBN 0-520216-12-1.

[Str96]

Stern, Kenneth S. A Force Upon the Plain: The American Militia Movement & the Politics of Hate. Simon & Schuster. 1996. Univ of Oklahoma Pr (Trd); 1997. Paperback. Reprint edition. ISBN 0-806129-26-3.[The author, who is an attorney, is a specialist in hate groups and extremist groups at the American Jewish Committee in New York City.) Topics covered include: 1. domestic U.S. terrorism, especially militia politics as a source motivation for the bombing of the Oklahoma City Federal building, 2. para-military organizations active in more than two-thirds of the states supported by extreme right-wing political groups including neo-nazis, KKK, and Christian Identity, 3. attacks on local, state, and federal workers, 4. cross-over of militia politics from anti-gun control to anti-abortion, anti-environmentalism, anti-equal employment opportunity, and anti-feminism, 5. anti-semitism as an important element of militia "conspiracy theories regarding the future "downfall" and "overthrow" of the U.S. Constitution. 6. James "Bo" Gritz, U.S. Rep. Helen Chenoweth, Randy Weaver, Branch Davidians as important elements in militia politics.]

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