Ethnic Identity Problems and Prospects for the Twenty-First Century

Name: Ethnic Identity Problems and Prospects for the Twenty-First Century
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ISBN: 9780759109735

ISBN-10: 0759109737

ISBN-13: 9780759109735

Edition: 4th 2006 (Revised)

Authors: George A. De Vos, Takeyuki Tsuda

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In this thoroughly revised fourth edition with ten new chapters. Lola Romanucci-Ross and her co-authors provide thought-provoking discussions on the importance of ethnicity in different cultural and social contexts. They outline how social change as a result of interethnic conflict is a reality of human history and of modern times. Individual chapters propose that the history of social life in different cultures is a continual rhythm of conflict and accommodation between groups, both external and internal. The authors focus on the key topics of changing ethnic and national identities; migration and ethnic minorities; ethnic ascription versus self-definitions; and shifting ethnic identities…

Book details

List price: $52.00
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Publication date: 6/22/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.12" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English

Takeyuki Tsuda is the associate director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at the University of California at San Diego.



Preface


Introduction: Ethnic Pluralism: Conflict and Accommodation




Changing Ethnic and National Identities



Matrices of an Italian Identity: Past as Prologue




Vilnius, Lithuania: An Ethnic Agglomerate




Ethnic Nationality in the Former Yugoslavia: Ethnogenesis, Ethnic Cleansing, and Present-Day Identities among Croats, Serbs, and Bosniacs




Cultural Identity and Minority Status in Japan




Migration and Ethnic Minorities



Ethnic Identity and Schooling: The Experiences of Haitian Immigrant Youth




Ethnic Identities of Moroccans in Belgium and the Netherlands




When Minorities Migrate: The Racialization of Japanese Brazilians in Brazil and Japan




Ethnic Ascription versus Self-Definitions



Peasants, Ethnicity, and the Politics of Location in Thailand




"Beautiful Beasts" and Brave Warriors: The Longevity of a Maasai Stereotype




Becoming Rom: Ethnic Development among Roma Communities in Bulgaria and Macedonia




Subtle "Primitives": Ethnic Formation among the Central Yaka of Zaire




Shifting Ethnic Identities: The Realpolitik of Cultural Control



The End of "Whiteness": The Transformation of White Identity in South Africa




Mixed Feelings: Spoiled Identities in the New South Africa



Conclusion: Ethnic Identity: A Psychocultural Perspective



Index


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