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Article: The Myth of "Ethnic Conflict": Politics, Economics, and Cultural Violence.(Review)
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- American Political Science Review
- Article date:
- March 1, 2000
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The Myth of "Ethnic Conflict": Politics, Economics, and Cultural Violence. Edited by Beverly Crawford and Ronnie D. Lipschutz. Berkeley: University of California at Berkeley (International Area Studies), 1999. 580p. $28.50.
The chapters in this volume are drawn from the work of a study group on the political economy of "ethnic and sectarian" conflict organized by Beverly Crawford and Ronnie Lipschutz. The "myth of ethnic conflict" refers to the tautological nature of the term: The label "ethnic conflict" reveals very little about what underlies any conflict, and ethnic differences alone are insufficient to guarantee frustration, political mobilization, and ...