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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... color in Europe . There is a gradient from south to north of increasing frequency of the recessive alleles for blue eyes and blond hair . A Greek army fighting in Finland might make reasonably effective use of these genetic traits as ...
... color in Europe . There is a gradient from south to north of increasing frequency of the recessive alleles for blue eyes and blond hair . A Greek army fighting in Finland might make reasonably effective use of these genetic traits as ...
Page 135
... color continuum that broadly correlates with social class distinctions , but where there are no distinct , corporate racial groups . People tend to marry partners of adjacent shades on the color spectrum and tend to associate certain ...
... color continuum that broadly correlates with social class distinctions , but where there are no distinct , corporate racial groups . People tend to marry partners of adjacent shades on the color spectrum and tend to associate certain ...
Page 158
... color ” in Sanscrit , but probably never referred to skin color ) is used to designate one of the four broad status categories mentioned in a number of Hindu religious writings such as the Baghavad Gita . In descending order of status ...
... color ” in Sanscrit , but probably never referred to skin color ) is used to designate one of the four broad status categories mentioned in a number of Hindu religious writings such as the Baghavad Gita . In descending order of status ...
Contents
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 |