Extremism, Society, and the State Crisis, Radicalization, and the Conundrum of the Center and the Extremes

"Extremism does not happen in a vacuum. Rather, extremism is a relative concept that often emerges in crisis situations, taking shape within the tense and contradictory relations that tie marginal spaces, state orders, and mainstream culture. This collected volume brings together leading anthro...

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Main Author: Loperfido, Giacomo (-)
Corporate Author: University of Bergen funder (funder)
Other Authors: Loperfido, Giacomo, editor (editor)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Berghahn Books, Incorporated 2021.
Edition:1st ed
Series:Critical Interventions: a Forum for Social Analysis Series
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Summary:"Extremism does not happen in a vacuum. Rather, extremism is a relative concept that often emerges in crisis situations, taking shape within the tense and contradictory relations that tie marginal spaces, state orders, and mainstream culture. This collected volume brings together leading anthropologists and cultural analysts to offer a concise look at the narratives, symbolic, and metaphoric fields related to extremism, systematizing an approach to extremism, and placing these ideologies into historical, political, and geo-systemic contexts"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (195 pages)
ISBN:9781800733473
9781800733466