{"product_id":"the-ethnicity-reader-9780745647029","title":"The Ethnicity Reader","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Ethnicity Reader\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive and engaging selection of readings for students of sociology, politics, international relations and race relations. Updated with a large proportion of new readings and extended editorial summaries, the reader analyses the ethnic component present in nationalism, multiculturalism and migration, making it indispensable to those seeking to understand the relevance of ethnicity as one of the most prominent forces in the modern world.  \u003cp\u003eDrawing on a wide range of examples, the selections included examine theories of nationalism and consider issues of ethnic integration and conflict in the USA, Middle East, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Quebec and Catalonia among other countries and regions. The concept of ethnicity, however, is discussed not only in relation to group rights in existing nation-states: many of the selections deal with the role of ethnicity in groups which are not nationalist at all but for which ethnicit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The new edition of Montserrat Guibernau and John Rex's \u003ci\u003eEthnicity Reader \u003c\/i\u003emakes it the most useful volume of its kind available at present: its range is marvellous, its texts the most important and the most recent in the field.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn A. Hall, \u003ci\u003eMcGill University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Guibernau and Rex have put together a superb collection of writings on ethnicity. They have selected from the best historical and contemporary scholarship on this fraught issue, covering a wide range of topics, from citizenship to violence. Most importantly, the variety of contributions spans the globe. \u003ci\u003eThe Ethnicity Reader \u003c\/i\u003eis an excellent resource for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in a wide range of disciplines.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric D. Weitz, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Minnesota\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"The wide-ranging coverage of contemporary issues of 'ethnic' conflict and integration is what distinguishes this reader. It is a welcome addition to our course reading lists.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYasemin Soysal, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Essex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Ethnicity and Nationalism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The Concept of Ethnicity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is an ethnic group? (\u003ci\u003eMax Weber\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure and persistence of Ethnie (\u003ci\u003eAnthony D. Smith\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthnicity without groups (\u003ci\u003eRogers Brubaker\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthnicity, race and nation (\u003ci\u003eThomas Hylland Eriksen\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Ethnicity and Nationalism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe nation and the origins of national consciousness (\u003ci\u003eBenedict Anderson\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNationalism as a product of industrial society (\u003ci\u003eErnest Gellner\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn anti-nationalist account of nationalism since 1989 (\u003ci\u003eEric Hobsbawm\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Ethnicity and Violence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCauses and implications of ethnic conflict (\u003ci\u003eMichael E. Brown\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eState collapse and the rise of identity politics in Iraq (\u003ci\u003eToby Dodge\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthnicity and the emergence of Somaliland (\u003ci\u003eMark Bradbury\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Ethnicity and Self-determination.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCatalonia: Nationalism and intellectuals in nations without states (\u003ci\u003eMontserrat Guibernau\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScotland: The importance of raising your own revenues (\u003ci\u003eRussell Mellett\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuebec and Canada: Understanding the federal principle (\u003ci\u003eAlain-G Gagnon and Raffaele Iacovino\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGalicia: economic backwarness and nationalist revival (\u003ci\u003eRamón Máiz\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst Nations in the USA (\u003ci\u003eFranke Wilmer\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Kurds in Iraq and Iran (\u003ci\u003eM.R. Izady\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Multiculturalism, Migration and Racism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Multicultural and Plural Societies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe concept of a multicultural society (\u003ci\u003eJohn Rex\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlural societies (\u003ci\u003eLeo Kuper\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is multiculturalism? (\u003ci\u003eBhikhu Parekh\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMulticulturalism, liberal citizenship and national identity: on British Muslims (\u003ci\u003eTariq Modood\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Citizenship, Assimilation and Multiculturalism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthnicity and liberalism in the USA (\u003ci\u003eWill Kymlicka\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 'hispanic' challenge to American identity (\u003ci\u003eSamuel Huntington\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRethinking assimilation theory (\u003ci\u003eRichard Alba and Victor Nee\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMulticulturalism in welfare states: the case of Germany (\u003ci\u003eFrank-Olaf Radtke\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Culturalism' and 'Nationalism' in modern China (\u003ci\u003eMa Rong\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Migration in the Global Age.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCauses of migration (\u003ci\u003eDouglas S. Massey et Al\u003c\/i\u003e.).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiasporas (\u003ci\u003eJames Clifford\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransnational Migrant Brokerage in China (\u003ci\u003eLi Minghuan\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Racism and Xenophobia.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRacism in Europe: unity and diversity (\u003ci\u003eMichel Wieviorka\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe liberal retreat from race since the Civil Rights Act (\u003ci\u003eStephen Steinberg\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Class racism' (\u003ci\u003eÉtienne Balibar\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404390080855,"sku":"9780745647029","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-ethnicity-reader-9780745647029","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}