Arie Perliger is professor and director of the graduate program in security studies at the School of Criminology and Justice Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. His many publications on political violence include Jewish Terrorism in Israel (Columbia, 2009).

• Acknowledgments1. The Challenges of Comprehending and Responding to Domestic Terrorism2. An Ideological Typology of the Violent Far Right3. Historical Pillars of the Violent American Far Right4. Tactics of the American Far Right5.The Rise and Decline of Far-Right Violence in the United States6. Perpetrators of Far-Right Violence7. Contemporary Discourse of the American Far Right8. The Future of the Violent American Far RightAppendix: Methodology and Statistical ResultsNotesReferencesIndex

American Zealots is an immensely timely and important publication. Written by one of this country's foremost authorities on far-right extremist violence, it provides a comprehensive analysis of this movement's evolution and trajectory and its implications for American society and politics.

Arie Perliger is professor and director of the graduate program in security studies at the School of Criminology and Justice Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. His many publications on political violence include Jewish Terrorism in Israel (Columbia, 2009).

• Acknowledgments1. The Challenges of Comprehending and Responding to Domestic Terrorism2. An Ideological Typology of the Violent Far Right3. Historical Pillars of the Violent American Far Right4. Tactics of the American Far Right5.The Rise and Decline of Far-Right Violence in the United States6. Perpetrators of Far-Right Violence7. Contemporary Discourse of the American Far Right8. The Future of the Violent American Far RightAppendix: Methodology and Statistical ResultsNotesReferencesIndex

American Zealots is an immensely timely and important publication. Written by one of this country's foremost authorities on far-right extremist violence, it provides a comprehensive analysis of this movement's evolution and trajectory and its implications for American society and politics.

Arie Perliger is professor and director of the graduate program in security studies at the School of Criminology and Justice Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. His many publications on political violence include Jewish Terrorism in Israel (Columbia, 2009).

• Acknowledgments1. The Challenges of Comprehending and Responding to Domestic Terrorism2. An Ideological Typology of the Violent Far Right3. Historical Pillars of the Violent American Far Right4. Tactics of the American Far Right5.The Rise and Decline of Far-Right Violence in the United States6. Perpetrators of Far-Right Violence7. Contemporary Discourse of the American Far Right8. The Future of the Violent American Far RightAppendix: Methodology and Statistical ResultsNotesReferencesIndex

American Zealots is an immensely timely and important publication. Written by one of this country's foremost authorities on far-right extremist violence, it provides a comprehensive analysis of this movement's evolution and trajectory and its implications for American society and politics.