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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780181703321

Titolo

A doomsday reader [[electronic resource] ] : prophets, predictors, and hucksters of salvation / / edited by Ted Daniels

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : New York University Press, c1999

ISBN

0-8147-4404-4

0-585-43455-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DanielsTed <1939->

Disciplina

301

Soggetti

Survivalism

Millennialism

Millennium (Eschatology)

Judgment Day

Militia movements

White supremacy movements

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-243) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- chapter 1. MILLENNIALISM IN WORLD RELIGIONS -- chapter 2. MARXISM -- The Communist Manifesto -- chapter 3. NAZISM -- Mein Kampf, Volume 2 -- Chapter 4. ENVIRONMENTALISM, POLITICS, AND PROGRESS -- World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity -- chapter 5. A ROYALIST APOCALYPSE -- The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion -- chapter 6. MYTHS OF POWER -- The Turner Diaries -- chapter 7. THE NEW WORLD ORDER -- Mission Statement of the Council on Foreign Relations -- chapter 8. THE BRANCH DAVIDIANS -- Chapter 1: The First Seal -- chapter 9. THE ORDER OF THE SOLAR TEMPLE -- We Address This Final Message to All Those Who Can Still Understand the Voice of Wisdom. -- chapter 10. AUM SHINRI KYO AND THE POLITICS OF TERROR -- The World after the Final War (The Millennium) -- chapter 11. THE MONTANA FREEMEN -- Our de jure county government pursuant to the Word of Almighty God -- chapter 12. COMET HALE-BOPP, PLANET NIBIRU, THE MASS LANDING, AND HEAVEN’S GATE -- Crew from the Evolutionary Level above Human Offers—Last Chance to



Advance beyond Human -- THE END -- WORKS CITED -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sommario/riassunto

The approach of the year 2000 has made the study of apocalyptic movements trendy. But groups anticipating the end of the world will continue to predict Armageddon even after the calendar clicks to triple 0s. A Doomsday Reader brings together pronouncements, edicts, and scriptures written by prominent apocalyptic movements from a wide range of traditions and ideologies to offer an exceptional look into their belief systems. Focused on attaining paradise, millenarianism often anticipates great, cosmic change. While most think of religious belief as motivating such fervor, Daniels' comparative approach encompasses secular movements such as environmentalism and the Montana Freemen, and argues that such groups are often more political than religious in nature. The book includes documents from groups such as the Branch Davidians, the Order of the Solar Temple, Heaven's Gate, and white supremacists. Each document is preceded by a substantive introduction placing the movement and its beliefs in context. This important overview of contemporary politics of the End will remain a valuable resource long after the year 2000 has come and gone.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778463203321

Autore

Davis Mary <1947->

Titolo

Comrade or Brother? [[electronic resource] ] : a history of the British labour movement / / Mary Davis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Pluto Press, 2009

ISBN

1-78371-670-3

1-84964-315-6

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Disciplina

331.88/0941

Soggetti

Labor movement - Great Britain - History

Labor unions - Great Britain - History

Working class - Political activity - Great Britain - History

Women - Employment - Great Britain - History

Black people - Employment - Great Britain - History

Industrial relations - Great Britain - History

Labor policy - Great Britain - History

Great Britain Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The industrial revolution -- pt. 2. The workshop of the world and beyond, 1850-1920 -- pt. 3. Readjustment.