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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Page 123
... slaves was largely abolished after British rule , the institution of slavery itself lingered on , and abolition was very gradual . In traditional Hausa society slavery was a legal status that could be ended for both sexes through ...
... slaves was largely abolished after British rule , the institution of slavery itself lingered on , and abolition was very gradual . In traditional Hausa society slavery was a legal status that could be ended for both sexes through ...
Page 127
... slaves in the New World clearly shows the paramount importance of sugar as the main crop of the slave plantation system . Between 1701 and 1810 , at the height of the system of plantation slavery , British North America imported a mere ...
... slaves in the New World clearly shows the paramount importance of sugar as the main crop of the slave plantation system . Between 1701 and 1810 , at the height of the system of plantation slavery , British North America imported a mere ...
Page 129
... slaves in North America was not very great . Since slaves took well to the mild climate of the American South , owners discovered that it was more profitable to keep their slaves strong and healthy and to encourage slavewomen to ...
... slaves in North America was not very great . Since slaves took well to the mild climate of the American South , owners discovered that it was more profitable to keep their slaves strong and healthy and to encourage slavewomen to ...
Contents
Theories and Ideologies | 1 |
The Biology of Nepotism | 15 |
The Ecology | 37 |
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19th century acculturation African Afrikaners American animals apartheid Arab Ashkenazim Asians assimilation Bambuti Bantu basic became become behavior Belgian Belgium Berghe bilingual biological blacks British capitalist chattel slavery clans class and ethnicity colonial common complex conflict conquered conquest consociational consociational democracies consociationalism countries created culture democracy descent developed distinct dominant E. O. Wilson ecological economic elite especially ethnic groups ethnic relations European example exploitation extended favor Flemish French Fulani genes genetic hapu Hausa hierarchy human Hutu ideology immigrants inclusive fitness Indian individual Israel Jews kin selection kinship Kuper labor language linguistic live male million minority multiethnic nation native nepotism organization pariah phenotypically plantation pluralism political polygyny population production Québec race racial racism relationship relatively religious reproductive ruling class Rwanda situation slaves social societies sociobiology South Africa status stigma success Swazi territory trade traditional tropical Tuzi typically United urban villages women
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Multicultural Citizenship: A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights Will Kymlicka No preview available - 1996 |