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The Dark Side of Democracy
A new theory of ethnic cleansing based on the most terrible cases (colonial genocides, Armenia, the Nazi Holocaust, Cambodia, Yugoslavia, Rwanda) and cases of lesser violence (early modern Europe, contemporary India, and Indonesia). Murderous cleansing is modern, âthe dark side of democracyâ. It results where the demos (democracy) is confused with the ethnos (the ethnic group). Danger arises where two rival ethno-national movements each claims âits ownâ state over the same territory. Conflict escalates where either the weaker side fights because of aid from outside, or the stronger side believes it can deploy sudden, overwhelming force. Escalation is not simply the work of âevil elitesâ or âprimitive peoples.â It results from complex interactions between leaders, militants, and âcore constituenciesâ of ethno-nationalism. Understanding this complex process helps us devise policies to avoid ethnic cleansing in the future.
Utgiven: 2004
ISBN: 9780521538541
Förlag: Cambridge University Press
Format: Häftad
Språk: Engelska
Sidor: 592 st
A new theory of ethnic cleansing based on the most terrible cases (colonial genocides, Armenia, the Nazi Holocaust, Cambodia, Yugoslavia, Rwanda) and cases of lesser violence (early modern Europe, contemporary India, and Indonesia). Murderous cleansing is modern, âthe dark side of democracyâ. It results where the demos (democracy) is confused with the ethnos (the ethnic group). Danger arises where two rival ethno-national movements each claims âits ownâ state over the same territory. Conflict escalates where either the weaker side fights because of aid from outside, or the stronger side believes it can deploy sudden, overwhelming force. Escalation is not simply the work of âevil elitesâ or âprimitive peoples.â It results from complex interactions between leaders, militants, and âcore constituenciesâ of ethno-nationalism. Understanding this complex process helps us devise policies to avoid ethnic cleansing in the future.
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