TY  - BOOK
AU  - Esman,Milton J.
TI  - An introduction to ethnic conflict
SN  - 0745631169
AV  - HM 1121 E76i 2004
U1  - 305.8 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Cambridge, Malden, MA
PB  - Polity Press
KW  - Ethnic conflict
KW  - Ethnic relations
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - El conflicto étnico
KW  - Las relaciones étnicas
KW  - Aspectos Políticos
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-226) and index
N2  - Written by one of the world's leading scholars in the field, this book provides and excellent introduction to ethnic conflict in the contemporary world. In ten concise chapters, Milton Esman explores the origins of ethnic pluralism and analyses the causes and manifestations of conflicts, both peaceful and violent, involving ethnic communities across the globe. He discusses the role of outsider-governments, diasporas, interntional agencies, and non-government organizations in provoking and managing ethnic conflicts, and appraises methods wich have proven effective for their peaceful resolution. The book concludes with a look at the future ogf ethnic conflict and argues for the need to regulate such conflicts in an increasingly interdependent world. -- Cover
ER  -