Going to extremes : how like minds unite and divide

Summary: "Sunstein shows that a good way to create an extremist group, or a cult of any kind, is to separate members from the rest of society, either physically or psychologically. This disturbing finding casts new light on the dangers that arise whenever people self-select into niche groups of the like-minded. Sunstein's findings help to explain such diverse phenomena as political outrage on the Internet, unanticipated "blockbusters" in the film and music industry, the success of the disability rights movement, ethnic conflict in Iraq and former Yugoslavia, and Islamic terrorism. Providing a wealth of real-world examples - sometimes entertaining, sometimes alarming - Sunstein offers a fresh explanation of why partisanship has become so bitter and debate so rancorous in America and abroad -and of what concrete steps citizens and nations might take to halt the drift towards unjustified extremism." --Amazon.ca