Armed and Dangerous: The Rise of the Survivalist Right

by James Coates

Book Overview

In Armed and Dangerous, James Coates explores the 'survivalist' movement that arose during the 1980s, when new, violent right-wing groups first engaged in acts of domestic terrorism.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809027429
• ISBN13: 9780809027422
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Hill & Wang
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Overall good info but leftist leanings shine through often

This book does give quite a bit of insight and data about the survivalist-style movement that has blossomed over the past few decades. Strange and often violent, many of these groups are detailed by the author. My biggest problems with the book are: 1) the author allows his leftist leanings to shine through at various points, particularly at the end. He attacks conservatives, he tarnishes Christians who believe in a literal interpretation of the Bible and even (incredibly) attacks those Christians who support Israel. This last item is particularly bizarre because many of the survivalist groups listed in the book are anti-Israel (to say the least), and the author belittles the groups because of it. 2) the author tries to lump in serial killers like Ng and Lake into the far-Right survivalist movement. There is enough material floating about concerning far-Right survivalist groups that tossing in serial murderers isn't necessary.