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Sisters in Hate: American Women on the Front Lines of White Nationalism

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Readers

71/100

Critics

53/100

Scholars

90/100

Author:

Seyward Darby

Publisher:

Little, Brown and Company

Date:

July 21, 2020

The mainstream media have depicted the alt-right as a bastion of angry white men, but journalist Darby has found that white women are fueling the movement as well. Here she profiles three such women, each born in 1979 but radicalized in unique ways.

What The Reviewers Say

Susan Neiman,
The New York Times Book Review
... the superbly written Sisters in Hate...undermines many common assumptions about the far right.
Kathy Sexton,
Booklist
Darby exposes the important roles that women play—and have played throughout history—in movements based on white nationalism and white supremacy.

Kirkus
Along the way, the author carefully explains the supporting work of many other journalists and researchers and a wealth of right-wing lingo. Engaging, horrifying, and informative—Darby offers an important, fresh angle on the problems tearing our country apart..