Title: Ethnicity as a Political Resource
Description: How is ethnicity viewed by scholars of different academic  disciplines? Can its emergences be compared in various regions of the world?  How can it be conceptualized with specific reference to distinct historical  periods?   This book shows in a uniquely and innovative way the broad range of  approaches to the political uses of ethnicity, both in contemporary settings  and from a historical perspective. Its scope is multidisciplinary and spans across  the globe.   It is a suitable resource for teaching material. With its short  contributions, it conveys central points of how to understand and analyze  ethnicity as a political resource.
Subjects: Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Ethnicity, Political aspects, Congresses, History, Minorities, Interdisciplinary research, Cultural pluralism, Multiculturalism