Publication Date
12-2018
Date of Final Oral Examination (Defense)
10-19-2018
Type of Culminating Activity
Thesis
Degree Title
Master of Arts in History
Department
History
Major Advisor
Jill Gill, Ph.D.
Advisor
David M. Walker, Ph.D.
Advisor
Raymond J. Krohn, Ph.D.
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Abstract
This thesis explores the way the Aryan Nations from Northern Idaho used the Wild West mythology of independent cowboys and color-coded rhetoric popularized by Conservative politicians to form a unique white separatist group that has influenced current racist groups.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18122/td/1470/boisestate
Recommended Citation
Graefe, Alisha, "American Hatred: Wild West Myths, Color-Coded Rhetoric, and the Shaping of the Aryan Nations" (2018). Boise State University Theses and Dissertations. 1470.
https://doi.org/10.18122/td/1470/boisestate