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

By Murray Friedman, Nancy Isserman
188 pages

Contributors:: Murray Friedman
Nancy Isserman
Includes content by:: Gary E. Rubin
James Davison Hunter
Kimon Howland Sargeant
Jonathan Rieder
Gary Y. Okihiro
Philip Perlmutter
Judith Goode
James Kurth
Nathan Glazer
Publisher:: Praeger Publishers
Place of publication:: Westport, CT
Publication year:: 1998
Subjects:: Group Identity--United States--Congresses
Social Groups--United States--Congresses
United States--Race Relations--Congresses
United States--Ethnic Relations--Congresses

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Synopsis

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

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