Racial Conflict in Global Society

202 Pages·2014·0.554 MB·English

by  John Stone, Polly Rizova

Racial Conflict in Global Society
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John Stone & Polly Rizova, Racial Conflict in Global Society
Racial Conflict in Global Society
John Stone and Polly Rizova
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Contents
Acknowledgements viii
Introduction 1
1. Diversity: Conflicts in the New Millennium 11
2. Power: The Changing Geo-politics of Race 34
3. Boundaries: Identity in the New World Disorder 60
4. Organizations: Challenges Facing Global Institutions 80
5. Violence: Extreme Racial Conflict 106
6. Justice: The Search for Solutions 124
Notes 148
Bibliography 159
Index 176
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Acknowledgements
While this book is dedicated to our graduate students at Boston
University and the Atkinson Graduate School of Management, we
would also like to acknowledge our debt to so many friends and
colleagues who have shared their ideas and wisdom with us over
the years. As we cannot possibly mention them all, we will simply
note our appreciation to our fellow editors on the Encyclopedia
of Race, Ethnicity and Nationalism (Wiley-Blackwell, 2014),
Rutledge Dennis, Xiaoshuo Hou and Anthony Smith.
We would also like to thank Jonathan Skerrett at Polity Press
for his assistance and encouragement, and Helen Gray for her
most helpful editorial suggestions.
John Stone and Polly Rizova
Boston and Portland, 2013
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