Chapter 1 List of Tables
Chapter 2 Preface
Chapter 3 Acknowledgments
Chapter 4 Introduction: Why Do Militias Appear?; Internet and the Rise of Citizen Militias; Defining Citizen Militias; Summary and Plan of the Book
Chapter 5 The Rise and Evolution of American Citizen Militias: Militias in the New Republic; Militias in the Early Modern Era; The Neo-Militia Movement of the 1990s; Summary
Chapter 6 Smelser's Theory of Collective Behavior: Smelser's Model; Criticisms of Smelser's Theory; Summary
Chapter 7 Testing Smelser's Theory: Data Sources and Sample Selection: Data Sources; Representativeness of the Sample; Summary
Chapter 8 Testing Smelser's Theory: Variables and Research Questions: Structural Strain; Generalized Beliefs; Precipitating Events; Mobilization for Action; Social Control; Ideological Orientation; Summary; Note
Chapter 9 Strain, Generalized Beliefs, and Precipitating Events: Structural Strain; Generalized Beliefs; Precipitating Events; Summary
Chapter 10 Mobilization, Social Control, and Ideological Orientations of the Militia Movement: Mobilization for Action; Social Control; Ideological Orientation; Summary
Chapter 11 Internet and Non-Internet-Based Militias: A Comparison: Differences between Groups; Comparisons along Smelser's Dimensions; Summary
Chapter 12 Conclusion
Chapter 13 References
Chapter 14 Appendices: A Note About USENET; Research Questions, Key Concepts, and Keywords for NUDIST Data Search; Data Gathering Procedures; Coding of Militiamen and Women's Occupations; Coding Instructions for Research Questions; Structural Strain; Generaliz
Chapter 15 Index