Tag: Ethnic

Free Download Kanchan Chandra, "Why Ethnic Parties Succeed: Patronage and Ethnic Head Counts in India"
English | 2004 | pages: 370 | ISBN: 0521814529, 0521891418 | PDF | 3,9 mb
Drawing on a study of variation in the performance of four ethnic parties in India, this book develops a theory of ethnic party performance in "patronage democracies"-a family of democracies with distinct patterns of political behavior as well as a new interpretation of Indian democracy. Demonstrating the connection between India’s state-dominated economy and the behavior of its voters and politicians, it includes an extensive study of the Bahujan Samaj Party and contemporary ethnic politics in India.

Free Download James Leibold, "Ethnic Policy in China: Is Reform Inevitable?"
English | 2013 | pages: 86 | ISBN: 086638233X | PDF | 1,9 mb
Following significant interethnic violence beginning in 2008, Chinese intellectuals and policymakers are now engaged in unprecedented debate over the future direction of their country’s ethnic policies. This study attempts to gauge current Chinese opinion on this once-secretive and still highly sensitive area of national policy.

Free Download Candis Watts Smith, "Black Mosaic: The Politics of Black Pan-Ethnic Diversity"
English | 2014 | pages: 288 | ISBN: 1479805319, 1479823546 | PDF | 1,4 mb
Historically, Black Americans have easily found common ground on political, social, and economic goals. Yet, there are signs of increasing variety of opinion among Blacks in the United States, due in large part to the influx of Afro-Latino, Afro-Caribbean, and African immigrants to the United States. In fact, the very definition of "African American" as well as who can self-identity as Black is becoming more ambiguous. Should we expect African Americans’ shared sense of group identity and high sense of group consciousness to endure as ethnic diversity among the population increases? In Black Mosaic, Candis Watts Smith addresses the effects of this dynamic demographic change on Black identity and Black politics.

Free Download Negotiating Ethnic Diversity and National Identity in History Education:
International and Comparative Perspectives
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031125347 | 328 Pages | PDF (True) | 6 MB

Free Download Race and Ethnic Conflict: Contending Views on Prejudice, Discrimination, and Ethnoviolence By Fred L Pincus, Howard J Ehrlich
1998 | 466 Pages | ISBN: 0813334985 | PDF | 19 MB
In the revised and updated second edition of this comprehensive book, the first anthology to integrate social-psychological literature on prejudice with sociological and historical investigations, contributors introduce readers to the key debates and principal writings on racial and ethnic conflict, representing conservative, liberal, and radical positions. Presented in debate format, each section offers a provocative discussion of contemporary problems and issues, allowing students to take part in the controversies from an informed perspective. The editors’ introductions provide current data and describe cutting-edge arguments that are reshaping the study of race and ethnicity today. The second edition boasts new readings which serve to further enhance the dialogue on America’s continuing struggle with racial issues. Contributors tackle a wide array of issues which plague the country today?from discrimination and immigration to education and politics?and ask how we can affect change as we move into the twenty-first century.