Minorities at Risk: A Global View of Ethnopolitical Conflict - Softcover

Gurr, Ted Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1878379259 ISBN 13: 9781878379252

Publisher: United States Inst of Peace Pr, 1993

Synopsis

The turmoil in Yugoslavia, the rebellions of the Kurds and Shi is in Iraq, the ongoing struggle in South Africa ethnic conflict continues unabated in many areas of the world.To help us understand the persistence of such conflict, this pioneering work analyzes ethnopolitical conflict in every region of the globe. An ambitious and unprecedented effort, it provides a comprehensive survey of 233 politically active communal groups, plus in-depth assessments of ethnic tensions in the western democracies, the former Soviet bloc, the Middle East, and Africa.By identifying these groups and examining their disadvantages and grievances, Minorities at Risk attempts to explain why disadvantaged groups mobilize, and it evaluates strategies that have successfully reduced ethnic conflict in the past, including autonomy, pluralism, and power sharing.This provocative and well-written volume challenges conventional wisdom and raises the discussion about a widespread but little-understood phenomenon to a higher level.

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About the Author

Ted Robert Gurr is distinguished professor at the University of Maryland and director of the Minorities at Risk project at the university's Center for International Development and Conflict Management. He has written or edited eighteen books and monographs, including Minorities at Risk: A Global View of Ethnopolitical Conflicts (USIP Press).

Review

Ted Gurr's book is the first comprehensive report of a project on Minorities at Rist which involves a global survey of over 200 politically active ethnic/communal groups. The book is set out very clearly, and from this aspect would make an ideal text for students. (Pacific Research)

This book should quickly find its way onto the required reading list for courses on nationalism and ethnic conflict. (American Political Science Review)

Edition details

• Publisher: United States Inst of Peace Pr
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1878379259
• ISBN 13: 9781878379252
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448