Ethnic Groups in Conflict

by Horowitz, Donald L.

• ISBN13: 9780520053854
• ISBN10: 0520053850
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1985-08-01
• Publisher: Univ of California Pr

Summary

To understand ethnic conflict is an ambitious task, but by focusing on the logic and structure of conflict and discussing measures to abate it, Horowitz brings important insight into an urgent issues that affects all strata of society everywhere.

Author Biography

Donald L. Horowitz is the James B. Duke Professor of Law and Political Science at Duke University.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	p. ix
Preface to the Second Edition	p. xi
Preface to the First Edition	p. xv
Ethnic Relations and Ethnic Affiliations
The Dimensions of Ethnic Conflict	p. 3
A Family Resemblance	p. 55
The Theory of Ethnic Conflict
Conflict Theory and Conflict Motives	p. 95
Group Comparison and the Sources of Conflict	p. 141
Group Entitlement and the Sources of Conflict	p. 185
The Logic of Secessions and Irredentas	p. 229
Party Politics and Ethnic Conflict
Ethnic Parties and Party Systems	p. 291
Competition and Change in Ethnic Party Systems	p. 333
Multiethnic Coalitions	p. 365
Multiethnic Alliances and Parties	p. 396
Military Politics and Ethnic Conflict
The Militarization of Ethnic Conflict	p. 443
Paradigms of Military Ethnicity	p. 472
The Effects of Intervention and the Art of Prevention	p. 526
Strategies of Conflict Reduction
Ethnic Policy: The Constraints and the Opportunities	p. 563
Structural Techniques to Reduce Ethnic Conflict	p. 601
Preferential Policies to Reduce Ethnic Conflict	p. 653
Afterword: Ethnic Conflict and Democracy	p. 681
Index	p. 685
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