Modern Hatreds : : The Symbolic Politics of Ethnic War / / Stuart J. Kaufman.
Ethnic conflict has been the driving force of wars all over the world, yet it remains an enigma. What is it about ethnicity that breaks countries apart and drives people to acts of savage violence against their lifelong neighbors?Stuart Kaufman rejects the notion of permanent "ancient hatreds&q...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2015] ©2001 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (280 p.) :; 2 tables, 3 maps, 1 halftone |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Stories about Ethnic War
- 2. The Symbolic Politics of Ethnic War
- 3. Karabagh and the Fears of Minorities
- 4. Georgia and the Fears of Majorities
- 5. Elite Conspiracy in Moldova's Civil War
- 6. Government Jingoism and the Fall of Yugoslavia
- 7. The Power of Symbols
- Notes
- Index