[Review of] Milton J. Esman (Ed.), Ethnic Conflict in the Western World

Authors

Hardy T. Frye

Orginal Publication Date

1978

Journal Title

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

Volume

1

Issue

ees/vol1/iss2

First Page

51

Last Page

53

Abstract

Ethnic conflict has reemerged in the economic and political arenas of the western world, less between nation states, more within the boundaries of particular nations. The type of conflict that emerged in the United States during the 1950's and 1960's was racial, in sharp contrast to the ethnonationalist conflict in western Europe and Canada. The latter has a long history and has been shaped by cultural, linguistic, and religious differences. This conflict declined after World War II but is now back on the scene. The explanation of its return is one of the major purposes of this book. A second purpose is to raise the question of whether the Democratic Conflict Management model of consociationalism is a useful tool by which ethnic conflicts can be solved in a manner fair to all.

Rights

Copyright, ​©EES, The National Association for Ethnic Studies, 1978