Publications
If many people were shocked by Donald Trump’s 2016 election, many more were stunned when, months later, white supremacists took to the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia, chanting “Blood and Soil” and “Jews will not replace us!” Like Trump, the Charlottesville marchers were dismissed as aberrations—crazed extremists who did not represent the real US. It Can Happen Here demonstrates that, rather than being exceptional, such white power extremism and the violent atrocities linked to it are a part of American history. And, alarmingly, they remain a very real threat to the US today and help explain why we’re divided.
“A tremendously timely and important study of the rhetoric of hatred in out times”
–Kirkus starred
Other Books
2023 Choice Award for Outstanding Academic Title
“This is a must-read book. Highly recommended.”
—A. Kolin, CHOICE
Winner, 2008 Stirling Award for Best Book in Psychological Anthropology and 2009 Textor Prize for Excellence in Anticipatory Anthropology
“Hinton has traveled to the heart and soul of the Cambodian people.”
—Youk Chhang, Director, Documentation Center of Cambodia
The story of Alex Hinton’s courtroom encounter with an accused architect of genocide and, more broadly, Hinton’s attempt to navigate the promises and perils of expert testimony.
“A Masterwork”
—Craig Etcheson, Harvard University
Articles
The Conversation
November 6, 2024
Los Angeles Times
April 5, 2022
Politico
December 26, 2021