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The Farrakhan phenomenon : race, reaction, and the paranoid style in American politics / Robert Singh.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, �1997.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 340 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0585200629
  • 9780585200620
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Farrakhan phenomenon.DDC classification:
  • 305.8/00973 21
LOC classification:
  • E185.615 S564 1997eb
Other classification:
  • 71.62
Online resources:
Contents:
1. The Politics of Organized Hate -- 2. From the Margins to the Mainstream: The Rise of Louis Farrakhan -- 3. The Prophet Motive: The Theology and Ideology of Black Radical Reaction -- 4. The Paranoid Style in Black American Politics -- 5. The Popularity of Paranoia -- 6. Explaining Farrakhan -- 7. Toward an American Apartheid: Farrakhan and Black Leadership in the 1990s.
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Summary: In this penetrating critical analysis of Louis Farrakhan's ascent to national influence, Robert Singh argues that the minister's rise to prominence is a function of race and reaction in contemporary America. Singh probes the origins and significance of Farrakhan in American politics. Drawing on published and unpublished records, personal interviews, and Farrakhan's writings and speeches, Singh places Farrakhan expressly within the "paranoid style" of such reactionaries as Jesse Helms and Joseph McCarthy. Examining Farrakhan's biographical details, religious beliefs, political strategies and relative influence, Singh argues that Farrakhan is an extreme conservative who exploits both black-white divisions and conflicts within the African-American community for personal advancement.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-333) and index.

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1. The Politics of Organized Hate -- 2. From the Margins to the Mainstream: The Rise of Louis Farrakhan -- 3. The Prophet Motive: The Theology and Ideology of Black Radical Reaction -- 4. The Paranoid Style in Black American Politics -- 5. The Popularity of Paranoia -- 6. Explaining Farrakhan -- 7. Toward an American Apartheid: Farrakhan and Black Leadership in the 1990s.

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In this penetrating critical analysis of Louis Farrakhan's ascent to national influence, Robert Singh argues that the minister's rise to prominence is a function of race and reaction in contemporary America. Singh probes the origins and significance of Farrakhan in American politics. Drawing on published and unpublished records, personal interviews, and Farrakhan's writings and speeches, Singh places Farrakhan expressly within the "paranoid style" of such reactionaries as Jesse Helms and Joseph McCarthy. Examining Farrakhan's biographical details, religious beliefs, political strategies and relative influence, Singh argues that Farrakhan is an extreme conservative who exploits both black-white divisions and conflicts within the African-American community for personal advancement.

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