Prior studies of ethnic conflict have consistently identified the processes of economic and political development as exacerbating ethnic tensions in nations. Drawing on research from across multiple disciplines, we introduce a new explanation for ethnic tensions that departs from these previous...

Ethnically diverse countries are more prone to conflict, but why do some groups engage in conflict while others do not? I show that civil conflict is explained by ethnic groups' cultural distance to the central government: an increase in cultural distance, proxied by linguistic distance,...

Dedicated to a confluence of issues of our times, `Cross-culture, Multiculturalism, and Migration,’ this volume addresses a necessary and very current desire of our society regarding the need for people to prove their lifestyle, culture and religious traditions to others, in while facing the...

"This handbook offers an analysis of Asian diaspora and development and explores the role immigrants living within diasporic and transnational communities play in the development of their host countries and their homeland ... Presenting cutting-edge research on several dimensions of diaspora and...

Intro -- General Editor's Preface -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART ONE: IMMIGRANTS AND FORMS OF GROUP IDENTITY -- Los Suizos: Galician Migration to Switzerland -- Ethnicity as a Factor in Modern American Indian Migration: A Winnebago Case Study with Reference to Other Indian Situations -- West...