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Meyer, Karl E. 1928-

Pax ethnica : where and how diversity succeeds / Karl E. Meyer and Shareen Blair Brysac. - 1st ed. - New York : PublicAffairs, - xxiii, 270 pages ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue: sane oases in a rabid world -- Flensburg: land or peace? -- Kerala: Gods' own country -- Tatarstan: the Cave of the Clan Bears -- Marseille: black, blanc and beur -- Queens: embracing diversity -- Diversity and its discontents -- Epilogue: the future of us all.

Explores places noted for minimal violence, rising life-expectancy, high literacy, and pragmatic compromises on cultural rights, documenting the ways and means that have proven successful in defusing ethnic tensions and maintaining peace.

ISBN: 9781586488291 1586488295 9781610390484 1610390482

Source: Perseus Books Group, C/O Perseus Distribution 1094 Flex Dr, Jackson, TN, USA, 38301, (731)9884440 SAN 631-760X

LCCN: 2011042959

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cultural pluralism.
Multiculturalism.
Ethnic relations.
Ethnic conflict.
Peace.
Cultural pluralism.
Ethnic conflict.
Ethnic relations.
Multiculturalism.
Peace.

Multikulturelle Gesellschaft
Friede
Ausgleich
Internationaler Vergleich

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Flensburg
Kerala
Tatarstan
Marseille
New York- Queens

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Nonfiction.

LC Class. No.: HM1271 / .M4152 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 323.11