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
Supervisory Committee Chair
Jill Gill, Ph.D.
Supervisory Committee Member
David M. Walker, Ph.D.
Supervisory Committee Member
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