Drums In The Distance

From the senior researcher at the UK''s leading antifacist organization Hope Not Hate, a gripping first-hand account from the front lines of fascism.A hugely topical issue- covers movements in the UK, US, India, Iraq, Brazil and Europe (particularly Germany, Poland, Scandinavia, and the Czech Republic).Combining academic research with dramatic experiences, Joe explains the roots of these movements, offers a way to tackle the problem, and gives hope for the future.

'What struck me about [Drums in the Distance*] is that Joe Mulhall is someone who has walked the walk [...] and he also offers fascinating analysis into the global Far Right movement' - Mobeen Azhar, BBC Radio 5 Live

Auteur

Joe Mulhall is Senior Researcher at the UK's largest anti-fascism organisation, HOPE Not Hate, and a leading expert on far-right extremism. Author of British Fascism After the Holocaust (Routledge, 2020), he has written for the Guardian and New Statesman, and appears worldwide on TV news programmes.

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"Joe Mulhall knows what it's like to stare fascism in the face. For a decade, often undercover at significant personal risk, he has investigated hate groups. He infiltrated a US white supremacist militia, set up a fake Ku Klux Klan branch, has been on countless street marches with violent far-right groups across Europe, and got inside some of the most important 'alt-right' meetings ever held. Brazil, India and the US are still in thrall to authoritarian populism, and far-right views have become steadily normalised in mainstream politics. Mulhall's dramatic experiences on the front line of anti-fascist activism, coupled with his academic research, clearly explain the roots of both elected and non-elected far-right movements across the globe. Above all, he concludes, the far right should not be dehumanised - they are normal people, but with dangerous beliefs that can be defeated"--Publisher's description.

Résumé
'Few, if any, are better placed to write a book of this breadth and scale than Joe Mulhall.' - Mark Townsend, Home Affairs editor of the ObserverA terrifying and timely look at the spread of far-right movements across the globe.