Introduction; 1 Mobilizing the Invisible Army; 2 "Where Money Rules and Morals Rot": The Vise of Modernity; 3 Men in the Middle: The Class Composition of the Klan; 4 Reactionary Populism: The Politics of Class; 5 "Cleaning Up" Morality: The Politics of Sex and Age; 6 The Approaching Apocalypse: The Politics of Race; 7 Paramilitary Paternalism: The Politics of Terror; 8 Conclusion: The Second Klan in Larger Perspective; Appendices; Abbreviations Used in Notes; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
Summary
This study offers a major new interpretation of the Ku Klux Klan in the USA, placing the organization in its context of class and gender as well as race and religion
