The Tribal Basis of American Life: Racial, Religious, and Ethnic Groups in Conflict

by Nancy Isserman and Murray Friedman

For 300 years, American culture and society have been shaped by ethnic conflict. This book reveals how the unique characteristics of the American socio-political system have impacted intergroup conflict. This contributed volume collects the most current thinking on intergroup dynamics and on specific conflicts and specific groups with a special emphasis on the Jewish-American experience.

The demographic portrait of this country has undergone...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275959708
• ISBN13: 9780275959708
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.6"