Extremism Society and the State

<p> 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.</p>