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Nationalist passions, Stuart J. Kaufman

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Nationalist and ethnic conflict can take many forms, from genocidal violence and civil war to protest movements and peaceful squabbles in democracies. Nationalist Passions poses a stark challenge to extreme rationalist understandings of political conflict. Stuart J. Kaufman elaborates a compelling theory of ethnic politics to explain why ethnic violence erupts in some contexts and how peace is maintained in others. At the core of Kaufman's theory is an assertion that conflicts are initiated due to popular "symbolic predispositions"biases of all kindsand perceptions of threat. Kaufman puts his theory to the test in a range of conflicts. He examines some highly violent episodes, among them the Muslim rebellion in the southern Philippines beginning in the 1970s; the civil war in southern Sudan that began in the 1980s; and the Rwanda genocide of 1994. Kaufman also analyzes other situations in which leaders attempted to tame the violence that nationalist passions can generate. In India, Mahatma Gandhi mobilized an overtly nonviolent movement but failed in his efforts to prevent the rise of Muslim-Hindu communal violence. In South Africa, Nelson Mandela and F. W. de Klerk ended apartheid, but not without terrible costmore than fifteen thousand people died while the negotiations were under way. In Tanzania, however, Julius Nyerere led one of the few ethnically diverse countries in the world with almost no ethnic violence. Nationalist Passions is essential reading for policymakers, international aid workers, and all others who seek to find the best possible outcomes for future internal and interstate clashes.--
Language
eng
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Extent
viii, 306 pages:
Contents
  • Symbolic predispositions and ethnic politics
  • The Muslim rebellion in the Philippines
  • The north-south war in Sudan
  • Ethnic war and genocide in Rwanda
  • Nonviolence, communal conflict, and the Salt March in India / with Michael Grillo
  • The end of apartheid in South Africa
  • The symbolic politics of ethnic peace in Tanzania
  • Conclusion : symbolic politics : ethnicity and beyond
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9781501700569
Instance
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Nationalist passions
Title
Nationalist passions
Statement of responsibility
Stuart J. Kaufman
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Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Nationalist and ethnic conflict can take many forms, from genocidal violence and civil war to protest movements and peaceful squabbles in democracies. Nationalist Passions poses a stark challenge to extreme rationalist understandings of political conflict. Stuart J. Kaufman elaborates a compelling theory of ethnic politics to explain why ethnic violence erupts in some contexts and how peace is maintained in others. At the core of Kaufman's theory is an assertion that conflicts are initiated due to popular "symbolic predispositions"biases of all kindsand perceptions of threat. Kaufman puts his theory to the test in a range of conflicts. He examines some highly violent episodes, among them the Muslim rebellion in the southern Philippines beginning in the 1970s; the civil war in southern Sudan that began in the 1980s; and the Rwanda genocide of 1994. Kaufman also analyzes other situations in which leaders attempted to tame the violence that nationalist passions can generate. In India, Mahatma Gandhi mobilized an overtly nonviolent movement but failed in his efforts to prevent the rise of Muslim-Hindu communal violence. In South Africa, Nelson Mandela and F. W. de Klerk ended apartheid, but not without terrible costmore than fifteen thousand people died while the negotiations were under way. In Tanzania, however, Julius Nyerere led one of the few ethnically diverse countries in the world with almost no ethnic violence. Nationalist Passions is essential reading for policymakers, international aid workers, and all others who seek to find the best possible outcomes for future internal and interstate clashes.--
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Kaufman, Stuart J
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non fiction
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  • Ethnic conflict
  • Ethnic relations
  • Conflict management
  • Multiculturalism
  • Nationalism
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Nationalist passions, Stuart J. Kaufman
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Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contents
Symbolic predispositions and ethnic politics -- The Muslim rebellion in the Philippines -- The north-south war in Sudan -- Ethnic war and genocide in Rwanda -- Nonviolence, communal conflict, and the Salt March in India / with Michael Grillo -- The end of apartheid in South Africa -- The symbolic politics of ethnic peace in Tanzania -- Conclusion : symbolic politics : ethnicity and beyond
Control code
FIEb17766746
Dimensions
25 cm.
Extent
viii, 306 pages:
Isbn
9781501700569
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
(OCoLC)896954371
Label
Nationalist passions, Stuart J. Kaufman
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
Contents
Symbolic predispositions and ethnic politics -- The Muslim rebellion in the Philippines -- The north-south war in Sudan -- Ethnic war and genocide in Rwanda -- Nonviolence, communal conflict, and the Salt March in India / with Michael Grillo -- The end of apartheid in South Africa -- The symbolic politics of ethnic peace in Tanzania -- Conclusion : symbolic politics : ethnicity and beyond
Control code
FIEb17766746
Dimensions
25 cm.
Extent
viii, 306 pages:
Isbn
9781501700569
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
(OCoLC)896954371

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