Year of the Rat: Undercover in the British Far Right
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Far-right groups are now the most regular perpetrators of terrorist activity in the UK according to Prevent and are more visible than ever: on the streets, in the corridors of power. But how much do we really know about the myriad shadowy political collectives that have insinuated themselves into every stratum of British society? Harry Shukman, a researcher with HOPE not hate, set out to explore this secretive world that seemingly hides from us in plain sight. He spent a year living under an assumed name, wearing a hidden camera, and infiltrating the extreme right-wing groups that are deliberately eroding principles about what is acceptable in public debate, promoting racist ideology and actively seeking to overturn democracy around the world.
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WINNER OF THE SUNDAY TIMES YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD
'A tense account of going undercover inside Britain's far-right groups. At times it reads like a novel... only the stakes are real' Sunday Times
'Important and courageous' James O'Brien
Harry Shukman led a double life. Friends and family knew him as a journalist, but unbeknownst to them he was secretly infiltrating the British far right. Equipped with a hidden camera, he posed as 'Chris' and set out to expose right-wing extremists.
From canvassing with Britain First to befriending Holocaust deniers, neo-Nazis and a Silicon Valley-backed race-science organisation, Shukman again and again risked his safety and sanity to remove the far right's terrifyingly everyday mask.
Now, we must ensure it stays off.
'Anyone who wants to understand British politics has to read this book.' Grace Blakeley, author of Vulture Capitalism
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| Weight | 224 g |
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| Dimensions | 19.7 × 12.9 × 2.3 cm |
| Book_author | Shukman, Harry |
| Publisher | VINTAGE |
| Imprint | Vintage |
| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 320 |
| Language | English |
| Dewey | 320.530941 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |