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Subject(s)

• Violence—United States [Browse]
• Identity politics—United States [Browse]
• Ethnic conflict [Browse]
• United States—Race relations [Browse]

Summary note

"This book analyzes how the use of violence has been and today remains an effective identity strategy by which all ethno-racial groups gain status-and thus acceptance into the American mainstream. It provides a comprehensive understanding of the complex relationship between multiethnic grievances and ethno-racial conflicts in America"- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Violence as a Pro-active Response to Adversity
• Violence as a Cause of Ethno-racial Identities
• From Past to Present Ethno-racial Identification Strategy
• The Dynamics of Contention
• Two Tales of One Nation
• From Identity Politics to Ethno-racial Identity Crisis
• Centrifugal Dynamics of Societal Fragmentation
• Is a Violent Society America's only Possible Future?
• Is Violent America Europe's Future?
• Conclusion: Lessons for the Future.

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ISBN

• 9781501767555 (hardcover)
• 1501767550 (hardcover)
• 9781501767562 (paperback)
• 1501767569 (paperback)

LCCN

2022017861

OCLC

1303075540

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