Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and Democracy (A Journal of Democracy Book)

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Summary: Short Primer To Start Thinkin'
Review: Is there any hope for democracies in ethnically divided lands? This is a question that the West needs to answer, because if there isn't, aide and security policies need to be readjusted to realities, or peace will never find a permanent home. The book's highest points are two extended essays on the title topics. However, other essays cover such diverse ethnic issues as Serbia's disintegration, Nigerian tribal problems, the Quebecois of Canada, and India. This is an excellent starting point for reflection, and for comparing the book's prediction of the future as it looked in 1994. The 'stable' world must address the issues of ethnicitiy and minorities. This book clearly makes the case for that. Perhaps other books help point the directions that we might should go.