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Review of the hardback: 'The existence of extremism seems to contradict the idea that participation to political activities is guided by the rational choices of the individuals. This book shows that this is not the case. Extremism may be explained as a rational reaction of the individuals when they face some circumstances such as a 'social hole' in thrust between groups and some asymmetry in the distribution of political rents. The original and challenging contributions of this book were conceived with some unintended foresight. Their publication occurs at a time when, once again, a numerous movement of young people faces the choice among more and less extremist policies. Both the members of the anti-globalization movement and the policy makers who want to avoid it taking an extremist direction may benefit from reading this book. Its insights elucidate the specific circumstances under which extremist, but somehow rational, choices may arise.' Ugo Pagano, University of Siena

Review of the hardback: 'Much of modern political theory, such as the theory of justice developed by John Rawls and his followers, rests on the premise that people are 'reasonable'. But is this premise reasonable? 'Extremism' is a word we use to dismiss views with which we disagree. But, as the authors in this well-argued and compelling volume point out, the concept of extremism can be defined and used as a powerful tool for understanding political conflict. After nailing down extremism's multiple meanings, the authors then provide a variety of views on its importance. If we are to deal with extremism in the political world views of other people, it is crucial that we understand where extremism comes from, how it works, and how a rational person might also be 'extreme'.' Michael Munger, Duke University

Review of the hardback: '… this book deserves a significant and often innovative contribution to the rapidly growing literature on political extremism.' Hans-George Betz, University of Geneva

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The distinguishing feature of this collection by well-known economists and political scientists from North America, Europe and Australia is to propose a variety of explanations which insist on the rationality of extremism. Contributors use variants of this approach to shed light on subjects.

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