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Ultra right wing political parties are re-emerging throughout Europe as communism has fallen and immigration and the influx of political and economic refugees increases. This program outlines the rise of right wing political parties in Western Europe focusing on Austria, Germany, Italy, Hungary and France. Xenophobia, economic downturn, expansion of the European Union, anti-Semitism are cited, among other causes, for the growth and political success of these conservative, nationalistic, neo fascist and often violent, political parties. These parties often begin as groups representing young, radical students (e.g. Skinheads) but gradually tone down their rhetoric as they enter, often with great success, mainstream politics. Many of these groups look with pride to their Nazi/Fascist antecedents. A useful, though decidedly one-sided treatment of this emerging threat to democracy in Europe. Recommended.