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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... example ) , they so frequently escaped , committed suicide or died of disease that these attempts soon proved abortive . Furthermore , nomads typically are unused to being exploited since their own societies are often relatively ...
... example ) , they so frequently escaped , committed suicide or died of disease that these attempts soon proved abortive . Furthermore , nomads typically are unused to being exploited since their own societies are often relatively ...
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... example , to the extent that they stradle ethnic lines , also share an interest in the consociational status quo . In short , con- sociationalism is fostered by the cross - cutting of ethnic and class lines . Beyond the political and ...
... example , to the extent that they stradle ethnic lines , also share an interest in the consociational status quo . In short , con- sociationalism is fostered by the cross - cutting of ethnic and class lines . Beyond the political and ...
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... examples of the manipulation of ethnic identity for gain have been generated by the policy of " affirmative action ... example , Hansen ( 1979 ) documented in detail this process of playing up and manipulating ethnicity among American ...
... examples of the manipulation of ethnic identity for gain have been generated by the policy of " affirmative action ... example , Hansen ( 1979 ) documented in detail this process of playing up and manipulating ethnicity among American ...
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 |