Stan Weeber has a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of North Texas. He is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice, McNeese State University. Daniel G. Rodeheaver has a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Georgia. He is Associate Professor in Department of Sociology, University of North Texas.

• Chapter 1 List of TablesChapter 2 PrefaceChapter 3 AcknowledgmentsChapter 4 Introduction: Why Do Militias Appear?; Internet and the Rise of Citizen Militias; Defining Citizen Militias; Summary and Plan of the BookChapter 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; SummaryChapter 6 Smelser's Theory of Collective Behavior: Smelser's Model; Criticisms of Smelser's Theory; SummaryChapter 7 Testing Smelser's Theory: Data Sources and Sample Selection: Data Sources; Representativeness of the Sample; SummaryChapter 8 Testing Smelser's Theory: Variables and Research Questions: Structural Strain; Generalized Beliefs; Precipitating Events; Mobilization for Action; Social Control; Ideological Orientation; Summary; NoteChapter 9 Strain, Generalized Beliefs, and Precipitating Events: Structural Strain; Generalized Beliefs; Precipitating Events; SummaryChapter 10 Mobilization, Social Control, and Ideological Orientations of the Militia Movement: Mobilization for Action; Social Control; Ideological Orientation; SummaryChapter 11 Internet and Non-Internet-Based Militias: A Comparison: Differences between Groups; Comparisons along Smelser's Dimensions; SummaryChapter 12 ConclusionChapter 13 ReferencesChapter 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; GeneralizChapter 15 Index