Homegrown HatE (UC Press, 2021)
In Homegrown Hate, and in her writings and work, Dr. Kamali addresses how interlocking institutions of power oppress the many while maintaining systems of privilege for a select few based on an approach she defines as “holistic justice”. Holistic justice moves beyond antiracism to anti-oppression in order to redress interlocking inequities at the axis of systemic racism by contextualizing history to cultivate empathy and understanding, and networking across marginalized identities to achieve solidarity.
Homegrown Hate is a groundbreaking and deeply researched work that is the first book to directly compare the beliefs, grievances, and rationales for violence of White nationalists and militant Islamists in the United States. In this timely book, scholar and holistic justice activist Sara Kamali examines these Americans’ self-described beliefs, grievances, and rationales for violence, and details their organizational structures within a transnational context.
Dr. Kamali presents compelling insight into the most pressing threat to homeland security not only in the United States, but in nations across the globe: citizens who are targeting their homeland according to their respective narratives of victimhood. She also explains the hate behind the headlines and provides the tools to counter this hate from within, cogently offering hope in uncertain and divisive times.
Innovative and engaging, Homegrown Hate is an indispensable resource for all who cherish equity and justice in the United States and around the world.
Who are the American citizens—White nationalists and militant Islamists—perpetrating acts of terrorism against their own country?
What are their grievances and why do they hate?
How can this transnational peril be effectively addressed?
Cover art and illustration by Lia Tjandra.
