Modern Hatreds: Cycles of Logics of Action

by Stuart J. Kaufman

Book Overview

Ethnic conflict has been the driving force of wars all over the world, yet it remains an enigma. What is it about ethnicity that breaks countries apart and drives people to acts of savage violence against their lifelong neighbors?

Stuart Kaufman rejects the notion of permanent ancient hatreds as the answer. Dissatisfied as well with a purely rationalist explanation, he finds the roots of ethnic violence in myths and symbols, the stories ethnic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801487366
• ISBN13: 9780801487361
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher