The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 brought to the fore issues of ethnic division that had been suppressed under communist rule. Hughes (government, London School of Economics) and Sasse (European Institute, London School of Economics) have collected nine essays that explor…
"Many new democracies are characterized by majority dominance and ethnocentrism. Varying paths or transitions toward democracy create very different outcomes for how ethnic identities, communities and politics are recognized. This book illustrates the varied consequences of demo…
This work focuses on how, why and when ethnic conflicts either diffuse by precipitating similar conflicts elsewhere or escalate by bringing in outside parties and how such transnational ethnic conflicts can be managed. It focuses specifically on the conflicts in Eastern Europe a…
"Charting Mon history from the earliest times to the present Ashley South describes the origins of Burma's ethnic politics in the pre-colonial era, and developments during the British (and Japanese) colonial periods. Following independence in 1948 Burma was plunged into a civil …
"During and after World War I, over one million Ottoman Greeks were expelled from Turkey, a watershed moment in Greek history that resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths. And while few dispute the expulsion's tragic scope, it remains the subject of fierce controversy, as ac…
"This book, through the prism of safe areas, allows a measured assessment to be made of the place of human rights and humanitarianism in the contemporary world."--Jacket.
"In A Genealogy of Literary Multiculturism, Christopher Douglas uncovers the largely unacknowledged role played by ideas from sociology and anthropology in nourishing the politics and forms of minority writers from diverse backgrounds." "Ultimately, Douglas's "unified field theo…
A history of the last twenty years of Black arts in Britain, focusing on the eighties when, in the midst of social unrest in many cities with large ethnic populations, the Black arts scene exploded into life.
A history of the last twenty years of Black arts in Britain, focusing on the eighties when, in the midst of social unrest in many cities with large ethnic populations, the Black arts scene exploded into life.
Ethnic China: identity, assimilation, and resistance
""There are some serious concerns and critical questions about the on-going minority protesting in China, such as Tibetan monks' self-immolations, Muslims' suicide bombings, and Uyghur large-scale demonstrations. Why are minorities such as the Uyghur dissatisfied, when China is …
"The present volume offers studies by leading African, European and American scholars of and engaged participants in the experience of Southern Sudan. The studies are grounded in an array of disciplinary expertise including archaeology, anthropology, linguistics, history, politi…
"Legal Pluralism in Conflict offers a new theoretical perspective for conceptualising and analysing the relationship between ethnic minority laws and the official legal order." "Examining the limits of liberal legal thought in light of a contemporary plurality of ethnic identifi…
"Why does ethnicity matter in certain societies and contexts but not in others? Drawing on the boundary-making perspective first championed by anthropologist Fredrick Barth, Andreas Wimmer introduces a comparative analytic of ethnic group formation. He analyzes how and why ethni…
Upon coming to power in 1949, the Chinese Communist government proclaimed that its stance toward ethnic minorities--who comprise approximatelyeight percent of China's population--differed from that of previous regimes and that it would help preserve the linguistic and cultural h…