Modern Hatreds by Stuart J Kaufman
What is it about ethnicity that breaks countries apart and drives people to acts of savage violence against their lifelong neighbors? Stuart Kaufman finds the roots of ethnic violence in myths and symbols, the stories ethnic groups tell about who they are.Modern Hatreds is an excellent and timely contribution to scholarship on ethnic war... Kaufman manages to combine a thoroughly researched and detailed analysis of the case studies and the construction of a hypothesis that may explain, to some extent, the emergence of ethnic war.
* Journal of International Studies *Convincing in arguing that ethnic violence is not the result of 'ancient hatreds,' and that contemporary politics and the struggle for power among individuals and elite groups largely determine who will engage in violence and who, ultimately, will get killed.
* New York Review of Books *This detailed work on the history of hatred provides a thoughtful perspective of events and motivations that should fascinate any serious reader.
* Political Science Quarterly *While providing excellent background of ethnic wars, Modern Hatreds is not simply a historical text. It offers a modern interpretation of the many recent individual conflicts, and helps knit together the broader themes that are relevant to them all.
* National Journal *Stuart Kaufman is Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Delaware.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780801487361 |
| ISBN 10 | 0801487366 |
| Title | Modern Hatreds |
| Author | Stuart J Kaufman |
| Series | Cornell Studies In Security Affairs |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornell University Press |
| Year published | 2001-05-31 |
| Number of pages | 280 |
| Prizes | Winner of Winner, Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World. |
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