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- Presenting an analysis of modern-day extremism, this book explores how any group of people or participants in a movement--political, ideological, racial, ethnonational, religious, or issue-driven--can adopt extremist mindsets if they believe their existence or interests are threatened.
- About the Author: With a Ph.D. in sociology, S. Clara Kim taught in higher education institutions for over 30 years.
- 400 Pages
- Social Science, Sociology
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""Presenting an analysis of modern-day extremism, this book explores how any group or movement-political, ideological, racial, ethnonational, religious, or issue-driven-can adopt an extremist mindset if they believe their existence or interests are threatened. Looking beyond "fringe" resistance groups already labeled as terrorists or subversives, the author examines conventional organizations-political parties, religious groups, corporations, interest groups, nation-states, police and the military-that deploy extremist strategies to further their agendas. A dynamic of mutual causation between conventional and resistance groups is argued: extremist resistance surfaces in response to oppressive measures by conventional powers to maintain their supremacy through systemic injustices, including slavery, caste systems, patriarchy, colonialism, autocracy, exploitive capitalism, and discrimination against minorities."-Provided by publisher"--Book Synopsis
Presenting an analysis of modern-day extremism, this book explores how any group of people or participants in a movement--political, ideological, racial, ethnonational, religious, or issue-driven--can adopt extremist mindsets if they believe their existence or interests are threatened.
Looking beyond "fringe" resistance groups already labeled as terrorists or subversives, the author examines conventional organizations--political parties, religious groups, corporations, interest groups, nation-states, police, and the military--that deploy extremist strategies to further their agendas. Dynamics of mutual causation process between dominant and resistant extremist groups are explored, including how resistant extremisms surface in response to oppressive and abusive measures advanced by the dominant groups to further their interests and maintain supremacy through systemic injustices, as happens in slavery, caste systems, patriarchy, colonialism, autocracy, exploitive capitalism, and discrimination against minorities.
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"A comprehensive analysis...This book is a solid contribution to the literature on understanding extremist psychology and the power of groupthink. ...recommended"-Choice
About the Author
With a Ph.D. in sociology, S. Clara Kim taught in higher education institutions for over 30 years.