Meredith 209 Off.
Ethnic cleavages are frequently the cause of war and violence in the world.
Recently, many people have died as a result of ethnic conflicts in the Balkans, the Chechen region of Russia, Northern Ireland and Rwanda. Ethnicity and nationalism contribute to territorial struggles and political and cultural conflicts in many different parts of the world. It would be hard to understand politics and the distribution of power in many countries without studying the ethnic differences and conflicts prevalent in these areas. This is a course designed to develop your critical thinking, debating and writing skills by reading, writing and arguing about an important issue of recent times. Literature on ethnicity, nationalism and ethnic conflict.