Contentious identities

Chirot, Daniel.

Contentious identities ethnic, religious, and nationalist conflicts in today's world / [electronic resource] : Daniel Chirot. - 1st ed. - New York : Routledge, 2011. - x, 67 p. - Framing 21st century social issues . - Framing 21st century social issues. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 53-54) and index.

1. From family and tribe to modern nation-state -- 2. Majority-minority problems in modern states and nations and strategies for dealing with them -- 3. War or peace? : the range of possible ethnic and other identity conflicts -- 4. Causes of increasing or decreasing conflicts -- 5. Genocides : the extreme cases of ethnic and religious conflicts -- 6. Contemporary dangers and opportunities.




Mode of access: World Wide Web.

9780203834190 (e-book : PDF)


Social conflict.
Ethnic conflict.
Culture conflict.
Group identity.


Electronic books.