Overview

Marxists predicted the social class would replace such primitive bases of political association as ethnicity and language. Yet at the beginning of a new millennium, ethnic identity remains integral to politics in the modern world. Ethnicity is a resilient and virulent political force, and its reach includes developing nations, totalitarian states, and peaceful democracies. Ethnic conflicts have occurred throughout the world. In Africa, conflicts involving the Hutu and the Tutsi have led to genocide. The Sinhalese-Tamil conflict has disrupted both Sri Lanka and India in Asia. The presence of foreign workers has created controversy in Germany and France, the Arab-Israeli crisis has been capturing the worlds' attention for years, and African Americans in the United States have been waging a civil rights battle since the 1860s. This book focuses on 38 ethnic conflicts. Each surveyed conflict is presented with a timeline and an extensive essay that covers the conflict's details, historical background, management, and significance. Sources for further reading are also provided. This book is the perfect starting point for students and general readers seeking information about the complex and often violent forces that have changed - and continue to change - the world's political landscape.

Full Product Details

Author:   Joseph R. Rudolph, Jr.
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Greenwood Press
Dimensions:   Width: 18.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 25.50cm
Weight:   0.989kg
ISBN:  

9780313313813

ISBN 10:   0313313814
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   30 April 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

"Bolivia Ethnicized Peasant Conflict Burma The Karen Conflict Canada The Nationalist Movement in Quebec Central Europe The Romany, Stateless Minority in a World of States China Ethnic Conflict in the World's Largest Multinational State Cyprus Communal Conflict and the International System Czechoslovakia The Peaceful Breakup of a State France Ethnic Conflict and the Problem of Corsica The ""Foreigner"" Issue Germany The Foreign Worker Issue India Ethnic Conflict and Nation-Building in the Indian Sub-Continent Indonesia The Struggle to Control East Timor Lebanon Ethnic Conflict and the Lebanese Civil War, 1975-1990 Malaysia The Malay-Chinese Conflict in Malaysia Mexico The Zapatista Rebellion in Chiapas, Mexico Middle East The Arab-Jewish Struggle for Palestine to 1948 The Kurds' Struggle for ""Kurdistan"" The Palestinian Issue Nigeria Ethnic Conflict in Multinational West Africa Rwanda Huto-Tutsi Conflict and Genocide in Central Africa Soviet Union The Ethnic Conflicts in Georgia The Nagorno Karabagh Conflict Spain Basque Nationalism and Conflict in Democratic Spain Sri Lanka Sinhalese-Tamil Conflict in India's Backyard Sudan Ethnic Conflict in the Sudan United Kingdom Great Britain: The Making of British Race Relations Ireland: The ""Irish Question"" and the Partition of Ireland Northern Ireland: The Conflict in Ulster Scotland: Scotland and the Scottish Nationalism Wales: The Decline and Revival of Welsh Nationalism United States The Struggle for Survival and Equality of the First Americans Racial Violence in the United States, 1900-1919 Race and the Civil Rights Struggle in Post-World War II America The United States-Puerto Rico Relationship West Sahara Ethnic Conflict and the 20th Century's Last Colonial War Yugoslavia Ethnic Conflict and the Meltdown in Kosovo The Deconstruction of a State and Birth of Bosnia"

Reviews

If your high school students are following any of the varied cultural clashes around the world, this is an essential volume....We would classify this as both a first-level and second-level resource because the timelines provide background and the advanced information provides depth. Essential for the high school collection. -Gale Resources Reference Reviews [S]ucceeds in enlightening its readers about many of the dangerous problems which so perplex the modern world. -Reference Reviews Useful for the academic circulating collections. -Gale Resources Reference Reviews Students will find this volume to be a useful tool in understanding the history and causes behind some of the major events in today's world. -School Library Journal Even for collections with other sources on ethnic conflicts, Encyclopedia of Modern Ethnic Conflicts will be a useful addition and is recommended for academic and public libraries. -Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin YSucceeds in enlightening its readers about many of the dangerous problems which so perplex the modern world. -Reference Reviews ?[S]ucceeds in enlightening its readers about many of the dangerous problems which so perplex the modern world.?-Reference Reviews ?If your high school students are following any of the varied cultural clashes around the world, this is an essential volume....We would classify this as both a first-level and second-level resource because the timelines provide background and the advanced information provides depth. Essential for the high school collection.?-Gale Resources Reference Reviews ?Useful for the academic circulating collections.?-Gale Resources Reference Reviews ?Students will find this volume to be a useful tool in understanding the history and causes behind some of the major events in today's world.?-School Library Journal ?Even for collections with other sources on ethnic conflicts, Encyclopedia of Modern Ethnic Conflicts will be a useful addition and is recommended for academic and public libraries.?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

?If your high school students are following any of the varied cultural clashes around the world, this is an essential volume....We would classify this as both a first-level and second-level resource because the timelines provide background and the advanced information provides depth. Essential for the high school collection.?-Gale Resources Reference Reviews

Author Information

Joseph R. Rudolph Jr. is Professor of Political Science at Towson University.

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