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The Ethnic Phenomenon

By Pierre L. Van den Berghe

Book information

Publisher
Praeger
Year
1987
ISBN
0275927091, 9780275927097
Google Books ID
esAA9Njteu0C
Open Library ID
OL9385281M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3261369 bytes)
Pages
318\318
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

Van den Berghe contends that intergroup relations are reducible to individuals competing for scarce resources. While social classes are grouped according to common material interests, ethnic groups are organized by real or punitive common descent--ultimately on the basis of common interests. The author argues that ethnic nepotism is, at its very foundation, biological. This new approach is expanded further, taking into account how ethnicity is responsive to a wide spectrum of environmental factors. He analytically relates his own ideological biases to the substance of his work. What results is an intensely personal book of monumental scope and admirable intellectual honesty.

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