Hate Groups: Opposing Viewpoints (1999) 2834256 134686184 2007-05-30T23:30:04Z Fordmadoxfraud 1185156 fixed wiki links so they don't go to redirects :''This article is about the first edition of ''Hate Groups: Opposing Viewpoints''; for the second edition see [[Hate Groups: Opposing Viewpoints (2001)|''Hate Groups: Opposing Viewpoints'' (2001)]]; for the third edition see [[Hate Groups: Opposing Viewpoints (2004)|''Hate Groups: Opposing Viewpoints'' (2004)]].. '''''Hate Groups: Opposing Viewpoints''''' is a book in the [[Opposing Viewpoints series]] examining the issue of [[hate groups]]: whether [[hate crime]]s are a serious problem; whether certain groups promote [[hate]] and violence; whether the [[militia movement]] presents a serious threat; and how hate crimes and [[terrorism]] can be reduced. It was edited by [[Tamara L. Roleff]], with [[assistant editor]]s [[Brenda Stalcup]] and [[Mary E. Williams]] It was published by [[Greenhaven Press]] ([[San Diego]]) in [[1999]] as a 192-page hardcover (ISBN 1-56510-943-0) and paperback (ISBN 1-56510-942-2). ==Contents== {| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse: collapse;" |- style="background: #dcdcdc;" !Chapter !Viewpoint !Author !Notes |- | Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints? | | | |- | Introduction | | | |- | rowspan=9 | '''Chapter 1: Are [[Hate Crime]]s a Serious Problem?''' | 1: Hate Crimes Are a Serious Problem | [[Karen McGill Lawson]] and [[Wade Henderson]] | |- || 2: Many Hate Crimes Are [[Hoax]]es | [[Kevin Alfred Strom]] | |- || 3: Hate Crime [[Statistics]] Are Misleading | [[Joseph E. Fallon]] | |- || 4: The Definition of Hate Crimes Should Be Expanded | [[Bill Clinton]] | |- || 5: The Definition of Hate Crimes Should Not Be Expanded | [[Linda Bowles]] | |- || 6: [[Black Church Burnings]] Are a Serious Hate Crimes Problem | [[Melvin Talbert]] and [[Joan Brown Campbell]] | |- || 7: Black Church Burnings Are Not a Serious Hate Crimes Problem | [[Mindszenty Report]] | |- || 8: Hate Speech is a Serious Hate Crimes Problem | [[Richard Delgado]] and [[Jean Stefancic]] | |- || 9: Hate Speech is Not a Serious Hate Crimes Problem | [[William Luther Pierce]] | |- | rowspan=5 | '''Chapter 2: Do Certain Groups Promote [[Hate]] and Violence?''' | 1: White Supremacist Groups Promote Hate and Violence | [[Loretta Ross]] | |- || 2: Anti-Hate Groups Promote Hate | [[William Luther Pierce]] | |- || 3: Individuals Are Responsible for Most Hate Crimes | [[Jack Levin]] and [[Jack McDevitt]] | |- || 4: The [[Military]] Attracts Violent [[Bigot]]s | [[Carl Rowan]] | |- || 5: The Military Does Not Attract Violent Bigots | [[Togo D. West, Jr.]] | |- | rowspan=4 | '''Chapter 3: Does the [[Militia Movement]] Present a Serious Threat?''' | 1: The Militia Movement Presents a Serious Threat | [[John M. Swomley]] | |- || 2: The Militia Movement Does Not Present a Serious Threat | [[Husayn Al-Kurdi]] | |- || 3: The Militia Movement Threatens the Government | [[Kenneth S. Stern]] | |- || 4: The Militia Movement Does Not Threaten the Government | [[David Kopel]] | |- | rowspan=6 | '''Chapter 4: How Can Hate Crimes and [[Terrorism]] Be Reduced?''' | 1: Personal Responsibility Can Help Reduce Hate Crimes | [[Armstrong Williams]] | |- || 2: Focused Community Action Can Help Reduce Hate Crimes | [[Klanwatch]] | |- || 3: Antiterrorism [[Legislation]] Will Reduce Terrorism | [[Orrin Hatch]] | |- || 4: Antiterrorism Legislation Will Not Reduce Terrorism | [[David Finkel]] | |- || 5: Restrictions on Violent Speech Would Reduce Domestic Terrorism | [[Cass R. Sunstein]] | |- || 6: Open Debate Would Reduce Domestic Terrorism | [[Virginia I. Postrel]] | |- | For Further Discussion | | | |- | Organizations to Contact | | | |- | Bibliography of Books | | | |- | Index | | | |- |} [[Category:1999 books]] [[Category:Hate crime]] [[Category:Books in the Opposing Viewpoints series]]