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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... clan or lineage is collectively senior to other clans and lineages - for example , by representing the descent line of the eldest son of the mythical founding ancestor . When the principle of seniority is extended from individuals to ...
... clan or lineage is collectively senior to other clans and lineages - for example , by representing the descent line of the eldest son of the mythical founding ancestor . When the principle of seniority is extended from individuals to ...
Page 69
... clan , and the number of political offices bestowed by the king on clan members . There are no sharp differences in wealth between clans , not even between the royal clan and the others , and thus the Swazi do not have social classes in ...
... clan , and the number of political offices bestowed by the king on clan members . There are no sharp differences in wealth between clans , not even between the royal clan and the others , and thus the Swazi do not have social classes in ...
Page 70
... clans through multiple ties of blood and affinity . The king deliberately marries women from the various clans of his kingdom ; indeed , he has a moral obligation and is expected to do so . In turn , he gives away his many daughters in ...
... clans through multiple ties of blood and affinity . The king deliberately marries women from the various clans of his kingdom ; indeed , he has a moral obligation and is expected to do so . In turn , he gives away his many daughters in ...
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 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 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 relatively religious reproductive ruling class Rwanda situation slaves social societies sociobiology South Africa status stigma success Swazi territory trade traditional tropical Tuzi typically United University Press urban villages Western women
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Multicultural Citizenship: A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights Will Kymlicka No preview available - 1996 |