Majority minority / Justin Gest.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gest, Justin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities--Political activity.

Minorities.

Cultural pluralism.

Democracy--Social aspects.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (425 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2022]

Summary:

How do societies respond to great demographic change? This question lingers over the contemporary politics of the United States and other countries where persistent immigration has altered populations and may soon produce a majority minority milestone. Wielding historical analysis, fieldwork, and polling data, Majority Minority shows how states can leverage political institutions and rhetoric to deepen social divisions or evolve public understandings of the nation.

Contents:

Part I. Demographic change and the nation-state. Majority minority: an introduction ; Escape velocity: the pull of nationalism amid demographic change ; Pathways of majority-minority societies: a comparative historical analysis

Part II. Island nations. "An unnatural country": Singapore's quest to control the uncontrollable ; None for all: citizenship and peoplehood in Bahrain ; Masked conflict: carnival and power relations in Trinidad and Tobago ; Where we belong: maroon villages and national memory in Mauritius ; Internal affairs: why New York's Irish still run the police department ; Culture change: How Hawai'i found harmony in its demise

Part III. Redefining the people. From backlash to coexistence: how institutional choices determine social boundaries ; Nation-building: messages and messengers that cultivate coexistence ; Borderline white: the past and future of race in American politics ; Reimagined communities: connectedness as a criterion for governance.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-400) and index.

ISBN:

0-19-764181-4

0-19-764182-2

0-19-764180-6