TY - BOOK AU - Meyer,Karl E. AU - Brysac,Shareen Blair TI - Pax ethnica: where and how diversity succeeds SN - 9781586488291 AV - HM1271 .M4152 2012 U1 - 323.11 23 PY - 0000/// CY - New York PB - PublicAffairs KW - Cultural pluralism KW - Multiculturalism KW - Ethnic relations KW - Ethnic conflict KW - Peace KW - fast KW - gnd KW - Multikulturelle Gesellschaft KW - Friede KW - Ausgleich KW - Internationaler Vergleich KW - Flensburg KW - Kerala KW - Tatarstan KW - Marseille KW - New York- Queens KW - Nonfiction N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -