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Further reading suggested by the author:
The John Birch Society by J. Allen Broyles (Boston: The Beacon Press, 1964). Good descriptive study (although sometimes polemical) of the society, its organizational structure, and the kinds of people who are members.
The Strange Tactics of Extremism by Harry Overstreet (New York City: W. W. Norton, 1964). An overview of rightist ideology and description of several major groups and their leaders. Also available in paperback.
The Radical Right edited by Daniel Bell (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1963). Analytical articles by social scientists on the social, historical, and psychological causes of rightism. Also available in paperback.
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Ira S. Rohter, an instructor in the department of political science at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, is writing a book on the radical right from which this article is drawn. He has begun a motivation study of the New Leftists, examining recruitment into political activism and socialization patterns, and a study of the psychological dimensions of public attitudes toward the Vietnam war.
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Rohter, I.S. The righteous rightists. Trans-action 4, 27–35 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03180049
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03180049