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1 New Race Politics: The Changing Face of the American Electoral Landscape Jane Junn Junn, Jane Elizabeth Matto Matto, Elizabeth 1
2 In Whose Interest? Political Parties, Context, and the Incorporation of Immigrants Kristi Andersen Andersen, Kristi 17
3 Beyond Black and White: The Experiences and Effects of Economic Status among Racial and Ethnic Minorities Dennis Chong Chong, Dennis Dukhong Kim Kim, Dukhong 39
4 Activity amid Diversity: Asian American Political Participation Janelle S. Wong Wong, Janelle S. Pei-te Lien Lien, Pei-te M. Margaret Conway Conway, M. Margaret 70
5 Get Me to the Polls on Time: Coethnic Mobilization and Latino Turnout Rodolfo O. de la Garza Garza, Rodolfo O. de la Marisa A. Abrajano Abrajano, Marisa A. Jeronimo Cortina Cortina, Jeronimo 95
6 Se Habla Espanol: Ethnic Campaign Strategies and Latino Voting Behavior Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto Soto, Victoria M. DeFrancesco Jennifer L. Merolla Merolla, Jennifer L. 114
7 Structuring Group Activism: A Macro Model of Black Participation Fredrick C. Harris Harris, Fredrick C. Brian D. McKenzie McKenzie, Brian D. Valeria Sinclair-Chapman Sinclair-Chapman, Valeria 130
8 Black Elites and Latino Immigrant Relations in a Southern City: Do Black Elites and the Black Masses Agree? Paula D. McClain McClain, Paula D. Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto Soto, Victoria M. DeFrancesco Monique L. Lyle Lyle, Monique L. Niambi M. Carter Carter, Niambi M. Gerald F. Lackey Lackey, Gerald F. Jeffrey D. Grynaviski Grynaviski, Jeffrey D. Kendra Davenport Cotton Cotton, Kendra Davenport Shayla C. Nunnally Nunnally, Shayla C. Thomas J. Scotto Scotto, Thomas J. J. Alan Kendrick Kendrick, J. Alan 145
9Understanding the New Race Politics: Conclusions and Challenges Kerry L. Haynie Haynie, Kerry L. 166
References 175
Index 193
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Hideaki Hori
reviewed New Race Politics in America: Understanding Minority and Immigrant Politics on May 08, 2009
New Race Politics in America
Wolff makes the rather obvious point that so-called "ethnic conflicts" are not merely about ethnicity, but are also about the ways in which ethnicity affects the distribution of political, economic and social opportunities in a given society. He pads this observation into a 200+ page book by expounding on a *lot* of banal theses, e.g. "The success of multi-ethnic states is thus predicated on their ability to prevent the emergence of state-seeking nationalisms among their constituent groups" (p. 55). (Translation: ethnic conflict is less likely to break out when people feel more loyalty to the government than to their own particular ethnic group -- an argument so utterly unremarkable that it must be true).
I don't want to sound unduly harsh on this book. For students new to the subject, "Ethnic Conflict" provides a simple and well-written overview of the conventional wisdom on the topic. Wolff supports his arguments with a wide range of historical examples (mostly drawn from the 20th century), some of which may be fascinating to new students of the subject. For those readers already familiar with the subject, I would recommend at least skimming pp. 68-85, which provide a useful and concise review of the major structural and proximate causes of ethnic warfare. (Call it the Cliff Notes version of all those long-winded journal articles you had to read). The rest of the book can probably be safely ignored by advanced students and scholars.
I give it 3 stars because it is well-written and mostly accurate, if not particularly revelatory. And any book that attempts to puncture the tired cliche of ethnic conflicts being caused by nothing more than "age-old hatreds" always has some inherent value.
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