The Ethnic PhenomenonA gem of a book for scholars in race and ethnic relations and sociobiology. . . . Van den Berghe analyzes various forms that race and ethnic relations have displayed including colonial empires, slavery, middleman minorities, caste systems, and assimilation. The causes and consequences of these systems are brilliantly teased out employing historical and crosscultural examples. Libraries with any work at all on race and ethnic relations or sociobiology should acquire this book. Choice |
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... religious commu- nities and forces people to abide by Islamic , Christian or Jewish religious law regardless of whether one is even religious ; Belgium forces its citizens to opt for one language group and categorizes people and ...
... religious commu- nities and forces people to abide by Islamic , Christian or Jewish religious law regardless of whether one is even religious ; Belgium forces its citizens to opt for one language group and categorizes people and ...
Page 200
... religious question " in Belgium has traditionally been the issue of state support for religious ( i.e. Catholic ) schools . The compromise is that the Belgian state supports a double system of schools : lay schools where no religion is ...
... religious question " in Belgium has traditionally been the issue of state support for religious ( i.e. Catholic ) schools . The compromise is that the Belgian state supports a double system of schools : lay schools where no religion is ...
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... religious zealots , such as the Amish and the Mennonites ) . Immigrants find it much easier to transmit their home ... Religious groups , which in time may form ethnies , use that technique repeatedly : Mormons , Amish , Mennonites and ...
... religious zealots , such as the Amish and the Mennonites ) . Immigrants find it much easier to transmit their home ... Religious groups , which in time may form ethnies , use that technique repeatedly : Mormons , Amish , Mennonites and ...
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Theories and Ideologies | 1 |
The Biology of Nepotism | 15 |
The Ecology | 37 |
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Multicultural Citizenship: A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights Will Kymlicka No preview available - 1996 |