The Global History of White Nationalism

Download or read book The Global History of White Nationalism written by Daniel Geary and published by Racism, Resistance and Social. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers the first transnational history of white nationalism in Britain, the US and the formerly British colonies of Rhodesia, South Africa and Australia from the post-World War II period to the present. It situates contemporary white nationalism in the 'Anglosphere' within the context of major global events since 1945. White nationalism, it argues, became more global in reaction to the forces of decolonization, civil rights, mass migration and the rise of international institutions. In this period, assumptions of white supremacy that had been widely held by whites throughout the world were challenged and reformulated as Western elites professed a commitment to colour-blind ideals. This book reveals that the decline in legitimacy of overtly racist political expression produced in its wake new international alliances among white supremacists and new claims of populist legitimation. Uncovering this transnational history is, we argue, essential to understanding white nationalism today.