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A broad examination of the rise of nationalism, populism, xenophobia, and racism throughout the worldThe Wiley Blackwell Companion to Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism provides expert insight into the complex, interconnected factors that are influencing patterns of human relations worldwide in a time of rising populist nationalism, intensified racial and religious tensions, and mounting hostilities towards immigrants and minorities. Analyzing the underlying forces which continue to drive global trends, this volume examines contemporary patterns based on the most recent evidence spanning five continents--offering a diversity of interpretations, models and perspectives that address the challenges facing the study of race, ethnicity, and nationalism.The Companion features original contributions by both established experts and emerging scholars that explore an expansive range of theoretical, historical, and empirical case studies. Organized into five sections, the text first discusses growing trends in the United States, the significance of populism in major societies around the globe, and how global changes are influencing regional variations in race, ethnicity, and nationalism. The Companion features original contributions by both established experts and emerging scholars that explore an expansive range of theoretical, historical, and empirical case studies. Organized into five sections, the text first discusses growing trends in the United States, the significance of populism in major societies around the globe, and how global changes are influencing regional variations in race, ethnicity, and nationalism. An investigation of global migration patterns is followed by examination of conflict and violence, from urban riots and boundary disputes to warfare and genocide. The final section focuses on the policy debates resulting from changing patterns and their impact on politics, the economy, and society. Timely and highly relevant, this book: Discusses contemporary issues such as the failure of school systems to provide equal opportunities to minorities, the evolution of the School-to-Prison pipeline, and the Black Lives Matter movement; Explores shifts in American race relations, the influence of social media and the internet, and the links between increased globalization and contemporary forms of nationalism, racism, and populism; Features essays on national and ethnic identity in China, Japan, and South Korea, India, central Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Europe; Analyzes policies regarding borders, immigration, refugees, and human rights in different countries and regions; and Offers perspectives on the radicalization of social movements, the creation of ethnic, linguistic, and other boundaries between groups, and the models used to understand intractable conflicts in many global settings. The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism is an indispensable resource for scholars, researchers, instructors, and students across the social sciences, including sociology, political science, global affairs, economics, comparative race and ethnic relations, international migration, social change, and sociological theory.

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"Rutledge M. Dennis is professor of sociology at George Mason University, USA. He is the recipient of the ABS Joseph Himes Award and the ASA Du Bois-Johnson-Frazier Award. Rutledge M. Dennis is professor of sociology at George Mason University, USA. He is the recipient of the ABS Joseph Himes Award and the ASA Du Bois-Johnson-Frazier Award. John Stone is professor of sociology at Boston University, USA. He is the coauthor of Racial Conflict in Global Society and editor of Race and Ethnicity: Comparative and Theoretical Approaches, and the Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism with Rutledge Dennis, Xiaoshuo Hou, Polly Rizova, and Anthony D. Smith. John Stone is professor of sociology at Boston University, USA. He is the coauthor of Racial Conflict in Global Society and editor of Race and Ethnicity: Comparative and Theoretical Approaches, and the Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism with Rutledge Dennis, Xiaoshuo Hou, Polly Rizova, and Anthony D. Smith. Polly Rizova is associate professor of management and sociology at the Atkinson Graduate School of Management at Willamette University, USA. She is the author of The Secret of Success and coauthor of Racial Conflict in Global Society. Polly Rizova is associate professor of management and sociology at the Atkinson Graduate School of Management at Willamette University, USA. She is the author of The Secret of Success and coauthor of Racial Conflict in Global Society. Cindy Kay is a Chinese Thai American narrator and educator who grew up in the California Bay Area and lives in the Rockies. Her work has been described as listening to a ""cozy best friend."" She narrates fiction and nonfiction, and has studied Spanish, Portuguese, Thai, and Japanese. Xiaoshuo Hou holds the Frances Young Tang'61 Chair in Chinese Studies and is associate professor of sociology and Asian studies at Skidmore College, USA. She is the author of Community Capitalism in China: The State, The Market, and Collectivism. Xiaoshuo Hou holds the Frances Young Tang'61 Chair in Chinese Studies and is associate professor of sociology and Asian studies at Skidmore College, USA. She is the author of Community Capitalism in China: The State, The Market, and Collectivism. Neil Shah is an Audie-nominated narrator and winner of multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards who has recorded over 150 audiobooks. AudioFile magazine has commended him for ""an absolutely mesmerizing listening experience"" and as ""an outstanding narrator who adds a healthy dose of personality to each of the characters."" As a classically trained actor with an MFA from the Old Globe/University of San Diego, he has appeared off Broadway and on regional stages, as well as in film and television. He records from his home studio in Portland, Oregon."

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