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Pax ethnica : where and how diversity succeeds / Karl E. Meyer, Shareen Blair Brysac.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Meyer, Karl E. (Karl Ernest), 1928-2019.
Contributor:
Brysac, Shareen Blair.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Cultural pluralism.
Multiculturalism.
Ethnic relations.
Ethnic conflict.
Peace.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (305 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
New York : PublicAffairs, c2012.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
In a world replete with stories of sectarian violence, we are often left wondering: Are there places where people of different ethnicities, especially with significant Muslim minorities, live in peace? If so, why haven't we heard more about them, and what explains their success? To answer these questions, Karl Meyer and Shareen Brysac undertook a two-year exploration of oases of civility, places notable for minimal violence, rising life-expectancy, high literacy, and pragmatic compromises on cultural rights. They explored the Indian state of Kerala, the Russian republic of Tatarstan, t
Contents:
Prologue: sane oases in a fanatic world
Flensburg: land or peace?
Kerala: Gods' own country
Tatarstan: the Cave of the Clan Bears
Marseille: black, blanc and beur
Queens: embracing diversity
Diversity and its discontents
Epilogue: the future of us all.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1-281-75341-6
9786613790743
1-61039-048-2
OCLC:
782879711

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