Politicized Ethnicity: A Comparative Perspective

by Anaid Flesken, Wesley Hiers, Anke Weber

Why is ethnic identity an important factor in politics in some countries but not in others? This book offers a rigorous comparative analysis of five cases in three regions - Kenya, Tanzania, Bolivia, Peru, and the United States - to demonstrate how colonial administrative rule, access to resources, nation building and language policies, as well as political entrepreneurs contribute to the politicization of ethnicity. The analytical framework in this...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113735903X
• ISBN13: 9781137359032
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 187 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"