- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Mainstream Publishing (Aug 16 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1840188502
- ISBN-13: 978-1840188509
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 540 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,978,622 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Reportage of the most illuminating kind--a vividly atmospheric narrative of Nick Ryan's six years exploring the far-right underworld across Europe and the United States...the result is an unsettling and fascinating exploration of the dangerous nether reaches of contemporary culture and politics.."
-John Gray, Times Literary Supplement
"A terrifying book that provokes nightmares, and makes me fear for the future of our civilized society...there could be no finer testament to his talent as a reporter...an important book, one that should appear in the bookcases of every politician in the land.."
-Geoffrey Wansell, The Daily Mail
"Ryan's hard-hitting look at racist and fascist factions is topical to say the least...the overall picture of hatred is vivid.."
-Andrea Henry, The Mirror
"Tremendous...a pulsating book...he writes furiously, at times brilliantly.."
-The Independent
"Astounding!."
-Jerusalem Post
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
-John Gray, Times Literary Supplement
"A terrifying book that provokes nightmares, and makes me fear for the future of our civilized society...there could be no finer testament to his talent as a reporter...an important book, one that should appear in the bookcases of every politician in the land.."
-Geoffrey Wansell, The Daily Mail
"Ryan's hard-hitting look at racist and fascist factions is topical to say the least...the overall picture of hatred is vivid.."
-Andrea Henry, The Mirror
"Tremendous...a pulsating book...he writes furiously, at times brilliantly.."
-The Independent
"Astounding!."
-Jerusalem Post
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Imagine. You're alone. Trapped in a pub with soccer hooligans, paramilitaries connected to a violent white-power music scene, as their gang leader is sentenced for murder. Or unmasked in a hotel in North Carolina, by henchmen of the world's most infamous neo-nazi. And then get invited to a gathering of Holocaust deniers in Beirut. You meet a US Presidential candidate, once revered by the white supremacists you've just befriended. Then encounter the political zealots rising within the heart of Europe. These are just some of the events that award-winning writer Nick Ryan describes from his six-year journey into the terrifying arena of white nationalism. Moving from the backstreets and pubs of London, to international terrorist cells in Scandinavia, and onwards to the smiling zealots of the USA and Europe, this text unravels the chilling story behind the growth of right-wing extremism - told through the lives of those living it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
An interesting read,
By Refinnej (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Into a World of Hate: A Journey Among the Extreme Right (Hardcover)
An interesting and well written book. Many thanks to the author Nick Ryan - this vivid account of his experience with the far right took me right out of my comfort zone. Thank you!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
powerful & disturbing,
By A Customer
This review is from: Homeland (Hardcover)
This book is unique: in it, the journalist Nick Ryan ventures inside a dizzying array of white supremacist, neo-nazi and ultra-nationalist movements, recording his experiences and encounters over a six-year period.As a powerful, and sometimes downright disturbing, introduction to the lives of those in the radical right, it's unequalled. What it's not is an essay or historical analysis of the growth of right-wing extremism. Then again, the author never claims it is. It's clearly a standalone journey, as much Ryan's story as that of the people he meets. If you want to know who the people actually are behind the burgeoning right-wing movements, 'Homeland' is the place to find them. The links between the lowliest 'lone wolf', to the most elevated political figures, are sometimes startling, particularly when Ryan finds himself invited out to Beirut for an international conference of Holocaust deniers. It can't have been easy going on some of these journeys. The book is also written in a series of pacy, gripping vignettes, more like a novel at times than non-fiction. But I found this made it an easier read: at over 300 pages, I finished it during one long weekend! Overall, 'Homeland' is a furious, unsettling - but I would say essential - book, in which the writer clearly threw a part of himself. As a study of the underbelly of modern society, and frustrated identity, I would highly recommend it to anyone curious about our times.
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Truly disturbing and terrifying,
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This review is from: Into a World of Hate: A Journey Among the Extreme Right (Hardcover)
Many people would like to think that this sort of thing is no longer a problem, but the sad truth is that racism on both sides of the atlantic is back on the rise and in this book, Nick Ryan risks his life to show us exactly how bad things are.It may not be pleasant reading at times, but it's a book that has to be read.
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