Rethinking Ethnicity (Paperback)

Eric P. Kaufmann

ISBN 10: 0415315433 / ISBN 13: 9780415315432

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd, London, 2004

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Paperback. How are dominant ethnic groups, whether majority groups or dominant minorities, responding to the pressures of a global era? Are such groups in decline or are they successfully negotiating or resisting the challenge of new global values? The impact of liberal globalization and multiculturalism means that nations are under pressure to transform their national identities from an ethnic to a civic mode. This has led, in many cases, to dominant ethnic decline, but also to its peripheral revival in the form of Far Right politics. At the same time, the growth of mass democracy and the decline of post-colonial and Cold War state unity in the developing world has opened the floodgates for assertions of ethnic dominance. This volume investigates both tendencies and argues forcefully for the importance of dominant ethnicity in the contemporary world. This volume begins with four conceptual chapters, rich in examples from the past and present, which outline the theoretical foundations of dominant ethnicity. Two further sections present detailed case studies exploring dominant ethnicity in decline, transition and resurgence in North America, the Middle East, Europe and Asia. This book will app The impact of liberal globalization and multiculturalism has led, in some cases, to dominant ethnic decline and, in others, to a dramatic increase in assertions of ethnic dominance. This text investigates both phenomena and argues forcefully for the importance of dominant ethnicity in the contemporary world. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rethinking Ethnicity (Paperback)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415315433
• ISBN 13: 9780415315432
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The impact of liberal globalization and multiculturalism means that nations are under pressure to transform their national identities from an ethnic to a civic mode. This has led, in many cases, to dominant ethnic decline, but also to its peripheral revival in the form of far right politics. At the same time, the growth of mass democracy and the decline of post-colonial and Cold War state unity in the developing world has opened the floodgates for assertions of ethnic dominance. This book investigates both tendencies and argues forcefully for the importance of dominant ethnicity in the contemporary world.

About the Author

Eric P. Kaufmann is Lecturer in Politics and Sociology at Birkbeck College, University of London. He is also the author of The Rise and Fall of Anglo-America: The Decline of Dominant Ethnicity in the United States (Harvard University Press, 2004).