Identitarians: The Movement against Globalism and Islam in Europe

The Identitarians is a transnational movement that originated in France and Italy and has spread into southern, central, and northern Europe. This book provides the first book-length analysis of this movement, which is anti-globalist and anti-Islamic. It studies intellectuals, social movements, young activists, and broader trends to demonstrate the growing strength and alliances among these groups fighting against perceived Islamic encroachment and rising immigration. The movement has been a source of inspiration beyond Europe, and the book ties the European experience to the emerging American Alt Right.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 484 pages
\n Publication date: 30 October 2018
\n Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
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The Identitarians, a rapidly expanding ethnocultural transnational movement, have their roots in France and Italy and have since spread across southern, central, and northern Europe. This timely and significant study offers the first comprehensive analysis of this anti-globalist and anti-Islamic movement. José Pedro Zúquete, a renowned expert in this field, conducts a thorough examination of intellectuals, social movements, young activists, and broader trends to showcase the growing strength and alliances among these previously disparate groups fighting against perceived Islamic encroachment and rising immigration.

The Identitarian intellectual and activist uprising has resonated beyond Europe, and Zúquete establishes a connection between the European experience and the emerging American Alt Right, known for their support of President Trump and recent public protests on university campuses across the United States.

Zúquete presents the multifaceted Identitarian movement in its own terms. He delves deep into the Identitarian literature and social media, covering various geographic contexts and utilizing a wealth of primary sources from diverse European languages. Additionally, he incorporates numerous firsthand accounts, testimonies, and interviews with theorists, sympathizers, and activists, providing a rich and multifaceted perspective.

The Identitarians investigates a phenomenon that is set to become increasingly prominent on both sides of the Atlantic as European societies become more multicultural and multiethnic, and as immigration from predominantly Muslim nations continues to increase. This book will appeal to Europeanists, political scientists, sociologists, and general readers with an interest in political extremism and contemporary challenges to liberal democracies.

\n Weight: 834g\n
Dimension: 159 x 236 x 35 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780268104214\n \n