| Description |
xi, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: Identity matters / Patricia M. Thornton -- Ethnic conflict and civic nationalism : a model / David Brown -- Social identity matters : predicting prejudice and violence in Western Europe / Thomas F. Pettigrew -- Readiness to fight in Crimea : how it interrelates with national and ethnic identities / Karina V. Korostelina -- Ethnic identities of the Karen peoples in Burma and Thailand / Kwanchewan Buadaeng -- European attitudes toward immigrants / Thomas F. Pettigrew -- Tibetan identity in today's China / Badeng Nima -- Cross-cutting identities in Singapore : crabgrass on the Padang / James L. Peacock and Wee Teng Soh -- The Casamance separatist conflict : from identity to the trap of "identitism" / Hamadou Tidiane Sy -- Manufacturing sectarian divides : the Chinese state, identities, and collective violence / Patricia M. Thornton -- Islam and the West : a perspective from Pakistan / Mohammad Waseem -- Conclusion: Ethnic and sectarian as ideal types / Patrick B. Inman and James L. Peacock |
| Summary |
"In response to the attacks of September 11, 2001 and war in Afghanistan, the Fulbright New Century Scholars program brought together social scientists from around the world to study sectarian, ethnic, and cultural conflict within and across national borders. As one result of their year of intense discussion, this book examines the roots of collective violence - and the measures taken to avoid it - in Burma (Myanmar), China, Germany, Pakistan, Senegal, Singapore, Thailand, Tibet, Ukraine, Southeast Asia, and Western Europe." |
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"Case studies and theoretical essays introduce the basic principles necessary to identify and explain the symbols and practices each unique human group holds sacred or inalienable. The authors apply the methods of political science, social psychology, anthropology, journalism, and educational research. They build on the insights of Gordon Allport, Charles Taylor, and Max Weber to describe and analyze the patterns of behavior that social groups worldwide use to maintain their identities." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Group identity.
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Social conflict.
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Ethnic conflict.
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Collective behavior.
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| Author |
Peacock, James L.
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Thornton, Patricia M.
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Inman, Patrick B.
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| LC no. |
2006100367 |
| ISBN |
1845453085 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9781845453084 hardcover alkaline paper |
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1845453115 paperback alkaline paper |
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9781845453114 paperback alkaline paper |
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