{"title":"Books by Cynthia Miller-Idriss","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780691257549","title":"Man Up","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe revelatory and urgent story of how an explosion of misogyny is driving a surge of mass and far-right violence throughout the West—from an internationally recognized extremism expert and media commentator\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat two things do most mass shooters, terrorists, or violent extremists have in common? Most of us know the first: they are almost always men or boys. But the second? They are almost always virulent misogynists, homophobes, or transphobes—even if they are also motivated by racism, antisemitism, or xenophobia. The antigovernment militiamen charged with plotting to kidnap and execute Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer used language saturated with misogyny, with one telling an FBI informant, “Just grab the bitch.” The men who killed scores at Virginia Tech, the Pulse nightclub, and a Maryland newsroom all had prior reports of stalking, domestic violence, or harassment of women. And in dozens of other incidents—from North America to Norway to New Zealand—an increasing number of misogynist incel (involuntary celibate) and male supremacist attackers have explicitly targeted and killed women, blaming feminism or sexual frustration with women as motivation for their attacks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet, despite all evidence, the bright red thread of misogyny running through these attacks is barely acknowledged by the media or even experts—and this failing leaves us powerless to stop the violence. In \u003ci\u003eMan Up\u003c\/i\u003e, Cynthia Miller-Idriss, a leading expert on extremism, addresses this crucial oversight head-on, revealing how an epidemic of misogyny—both online and off—and a patriarchal backlash are driving an exponential rise in mass and far-right violence. She also offers essential strategies that all of us—including parents, teachers, and counselors—can use to fight the rising tide of violence, beginning with recognizing the misogyny that pervades our everyday lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":56293980143989,"sku":"9780691257549","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":57682717966709,"sku":"9780691257556","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780691257549_081b303c-9d8f-4bf1-9d08-ea7595b51152.jpg?v=1792511637"},{"product_id":"9780691222943","title":"Hate in the Homeland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA startling look at the unexpected places where violent hate groups recruit young people\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHate crimes. Misinformation and conspiracy theories. Foiled white-supremacist plots. The signs of growing far-right extremism are all around us, and communities across America and around the globe are struggling to understand how so many people are being radicalized and why they are increasingly attracted to violent movements. \u003ci\u003eHate in the Homeland\u003c\/i\u003e shows how tomorrow's far-right nationalists are being recruited in surprising places, from college campuses and mixed martial arts gyms to clothing stores, online gaming chat rooms, and YouTube cooking channels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInstead of focusing on the how and why of far-right radicalization, Cynthia Miller-Idriss seeks answers in the physical and virtual spaces where hate is cultivated. Where does the far right do its recruiting? When do young people encounter extremist messaging in their everyday lives? Miller-Idriss shows how far-right groups are swelling their ranks and developing their cultural, intellectual, and financial capacities in a variety of mainstream settings. She demonstrates how young people on the margins of our communities are targeted in these settings, and how the path to radicalization is a nuanced process of moving in and out of far-right scenes throughout adolescence and adulthood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHate in the Homeland\u003c\/i\u003e is essential for understanding the tactics and underlying ideas of modern far-right extremism. This eye-opening book takes readers into the mainstream places and spaces where today's far right is engaging and ensnaring young people, and reveals innovative strategies we can use to combat extremist radicalization.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56294821921141,"sku":"9780691222943","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780691222943_0a96a728-6173-458d-ab01-3ad1c5ae2941.jpg?v=1786014621"},{"product_id":"a-school-without-hate","title":"A School Without Hate","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn in-depth look at hate and violence in schools that provides proactive, evidence-based practices for responding to troubling student behaviors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEducators are currently navigating an era of escalating hate, online radicalization, and school violence. As social media rhetoric bleeds into reality, youth are not always equipped with the media literacy skills to identify hate-based, manipulative, or false content in memes, videos, live streams, articles, or forums before they act on it. In \u003ci\u003eA School Without Hate\u003c\/i\u003e, youth radicalization experts Pasha Dashtgard and Cynthia Miller-Idriss respond to this ongoing crisis and provide guidance on how to create safer schools.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on pioneering research and real-world examples from the Polarization \u0026amp; Extremism Research \u0026amp; Innovation Lab (PERIL) at American University, this book includes classroom tools, scalable interventions, and schoolwide policies that educators can adapt to their own contexts and communities. PERIL has responded to several incidents of hate in schools, such as students disrupting female teachers' lessons with male supremacist talking points and students found creating and circulating explicit AI images of their classmates. \u003ci\u003eA School Without Hate\u003c\/i\u003e synthesizes findings from incidents like these, as well as extensive research and results from testing PERIL resources and interventions, to present a public health approach to preventing hate and violence in classrooms and across schools. This approach empowers administrators, classroom teachers, school staff, and students to reduce violence while still protecting freedom of speech.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile pointing out that there is no single solution to stop hate, this book argues that we are not helpless in the fight to protect and strengthen our classrooms and our democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57536505315701,"sku":"9798895571538","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9798895571538.jpg?v=1788186437"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-cynthia-miller-idriss.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}