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"Why is ethnic identity an important factor in politics in some countries but not in others? This book offers a rigorous comparative analysis of five cases in three regions - Kenya, Tanzania, Bolivia, Peru, and the United States - to demonstrate how colonial administrative rule, access to resources, nation building and language policies, as well as political entrepreneurs contribute to the politicization of ethnicity. The analytical framework in this book identifies how ethnic identities are transformed into socially salient ethnic identities, and how some of these socially salient ethnic identities are used for political mobilization. Long-run factors affecting ethnicity politicization are colonial administrative rule and access to resources. Actions by political entrepreneurs, in contrast, play a major role in short-run, intense bursts of politicized ethnicity. Nation-building policies have the potential to reduce ethnicity politicization and to work towards an inclusive society"--Provided by publisher. Machine generated contents note: -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Politicization of Ethnicity -- 2. The African Cases : Kenya and Tanzania -- 3. The Latin American Cases: Bolivia and Peru -- 4. The United States -- 5. Comparative Analysis.
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Ethnicity--Political aspects--Case studies
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Ethnic groups--Political activity--Case studies
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Group identity--Political aspects--Case studies
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Cultural pluralism--Political aspects--Case studies
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Social integration--Political aspects--Case studies
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Kenya--Ethnic relations--Political aspects
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Tanzania--Ethnic relations--Politcal aspects
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Bolivia--Ethnic relations--Political aspects
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Peru--Ethnic relations--Political aspects
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United States--Ethnic relations--Political aspects
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights.--bisacsh
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy.--bisacsh
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights.--bisacsh
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship.--bisacsh
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General.--bisacsh
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National.--bisacsh
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General.--bisacsh