The Ethnicity Reader Nationalism, Multiculturalism and Migration

by Guibernau, Montserrat; Rex , John

• ISBN13: 9780745647029
• ISBN10: 0745647022
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-01
• Publisher: Polity

Summary

The second edition of The Ethnicity Reader offers a comprehensive and engaging selection of readings for students of sociology, politics, international relations and race relations. Updated with a large proportion of new readings and extended editorial summaries, the reader analyses the ethnic component present in nationalism, multiculturalism and migration, making it indispensable to those seeking to understand the relevance of ethnicity as one of the most prominent forces in the modern world. Drawing on a wide range of examples, the selections included examine theories of nationalism and consider issues of ethnic integration and conflict in the USA, Middle East, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Quebec and Catalonia among other countries and regions. The concept of ethnicity, however, is discussed not only in relation to group rights in existing nation-states: many of the selections deal with the role of ethnicity in groups which are not nationalist at all but for which ethnicity is an important factor in the process of migration, extending the focus to transnational communities in a globalized world. Contributors include Benedict Anderson, Etienne Balibar, James Clifford, Eric Hobsbawm, Michael Keating, Will Kymlicka, Tariq Modood, John Rex, Anthony D. Smith, Michel Wieviorka, and Franke Wilmer.

Author Biography

Montserrat Guibernau is Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London. John Rex is Professor Emeritus at Warwick University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Ethnicity and Nationalism
The Concept of Ethnicity	p. 13
What is an ethnic group?	p. 17
Structure and persistence of ethnie	p. 27
Ethnicity without groups	p. 33
Ethnicity, race and nation	p. 46
Ethnicity and Nationalism	p. 54
The nation and the origins of national consciousness	p. 56
Nationalism as a product of industrial society	p. 64
An anti-nationalist account of nationalism since 1989	p. 79
Ethnicity and Violence	p. 90
Causes and implications of ethnic conflict	p. 92
State collapse and the rise of identity politics in Iraq	p. 110
Ethnicity and the emergence of Somaliland	p. 125
Ethnicity and Self-Determination	p. 135
Catalonia: nationalism and intellectuals in nations without states	p. 138
Scotland: the importance of raising your own revenues	p. 154
Quebec and Canada: understanding the federal principle	p. 167
Galicia: economic backwardness and nationalist revival	p. 174
First Nations in the USA	p. 184
The Kurds in Iraq and Iran	p. 198
Multiculturalism, Migration and Racism	p. 211
Multicultural and Plural Societies	p. 213
The concept of a multicultural society	p. 217
Plural societies	p. 230
What is multiculturalism?	p. 238
Multiculturalism, liberal citizenship and national identity: on British Muslims	p. 243
Citizenship, Assimilation and Multiculturalism	p. 251
Ethnicity and liberalism in the USA	p. 255
The 'hispanic' challenge to American identity	p. 272
Rethinking assimilation theory	p. 282
Multiculturalism in welfare states: the case of Germany	p. 291
'Culturalism' and 'nationalism' in modern China	p. 299
Migration in the Global Age	p. 308
Causes of migration	p. 310
Diasporas	p. 321
Transnational migrant brokerage in China	p. 328
Racism and Xenophobia	p. 343
Racism in Europe: unity and diversity	p. 345
The liberal retreat from race since the Civil Rights Act	p. 355
'Class racism'	p. 369
Index	p. 381
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