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

Open Access Published by Berghahn Books 2021

Extremism, Society, and the State

Crisis, Radicalization, and the Conundrum of the Center and the Extremes

Edited by: Giacomo Loperfido
Funded by: University of Bergen

Volume 20 in the series Critical Interventions: A Forum for Social Analysis

Overview

About this book

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.

Author / Editor information

Giacomo Loperfido is an invited Professor at the Department of Social Anthropology, University of Barcelona. He has held previous positions at the University of Fort Hare, the Centre for Humanities Research, and University of the Western Cape.

Topics

Language: English
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Pages
- Main content: 156

eBook

Planned Publication: December 10, 2021
ISBN: 9781800733473