{"product_id":"the-ethnic-phenomenon-9780275927097","title":"The Ethnic Phenomenon","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eVan den Berghe contends that intergroup relations are reducible to individuals competing for scarce resources. While social classes are grouped according to common material interests, ethnic groups are organized by real or punitive common descent--ultimately on the basis of common interests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Introduction: Theories and Ideologies of Ethnic Relations \u003cb\u003eAn Explanatory Framework\u003c\/b\u003e Ethnicity as Kin Selection: The Biology of Nepotism Ethnicity and Resource Competition: The Ecology of Territoriality and Specialization Ethnicity and Coercion: The Politics of Hierarchy \u003cb\u003eSome Recurrent Situations\u003c\/b\u003e Colonial Empires Slavery Middleman Minorities Caste Consociationalism Assimilation \u003cb\u003eThe Formation, Persistence and Demise of Ethnicity\u003c\/b\u003e Ethnicity and Other Bases of Sociality The Dynamics of Ethnicity Bibliography Index","brand":"ABC-CLIO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767215194455,"sku":"9780275927097","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780275927097.jpg?v=1758712537","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-ethnic-phenomenon-9780275927097","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}