LEADER 02523nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910454149903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-05391-4 010 $a9786612053917 010 $a0-19-970321-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000748419 035 $a(EBL)431309 035 $a(OCoLC)654777394 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000164285 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11164711 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000164285 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10140318 035 $a(PQKB)10477044 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC431309 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL431309 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10288502 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL205391 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000748419 100 $a20081022d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGoing to extremes$b[electronic resource] $ehow like minds unite and divide /$fCass R. Sunstein 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (208 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-975412-8 311 $a0-19-537801-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [173]-186) and index. 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aWhy 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 606 $aExtremists$zUnited States 606 $aRadicalism$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aExtremists 615 0$aRadicalism 676 $a303.48/40973 700 $aSunstein$b Cass R$0145553 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454149903321 996 $aGoing to extremes$91975864 997 $aUNINA