Extremists are people whose ideas or tactics are viewed as outside
the mainstream. Looked at this way, extremists are not necessarily
twisted or evil. But they can be, especially when they are
intolerant and violent. What makes extremists turn violent? This
2006 book assumes that extremists are rational: given their ends,
they choose the best means to achieve them. The analysis explains
why extremist leaders use the tactics they do, and why they are
often insensitive to punishment and to loss of life. It also
explains how rational people can be motivated to die for the cause.
The book covers different aspects of extremism such as revolution,
suicide terrorism, and global jihad. The arguments are illustrated
with important episodes of extremism, including the French
Revolution, the rise of nationalism in Yugoslavia under Milosevic,
and the emergence of suicide terror and Al Qaeda today.
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