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Autore |
Sunstein Cass R |
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Titolo |
Going to extremes [[electronic resource] ] : how like minds unite and divide / / Cass R. Sunstein |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-773347-6 |
0-19-979314-X |
1-282-05391-4 |
9786612053917 |
0-19-970321-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (208 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Extremists - United States |
Radicalism - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-186) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; CHAPTER 1: Polarization; CHAPTER 2: Extremism: Why and When; CHAPTER 3: Movements; CHAPTER 4: Preventing Extremism; CHAPTER 5: Good Extremism; Appendix: Findings of Group Polarization; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Why do people become extremists? What makes people become so dismissive of opposing views? Why is political and cultural polarization so pervasive in America? Why do groups of teenagers, investors, and corporations take unnecessary risks? What leads groups to engage in such destructive acts as terrorism and ethic cleansing?. In Going to Extremes, renowned legal scholar and best-selling author Cass Sunstein offers startling insights into why and when people gravitate toward extremism. Sunstein marshals an abundance of evidence that shows that when like-minded people talk to one another, they te |
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