The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity and Nationalism

The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity and Nationalism
ISBN-10
1405189789
ISBN-13
9781405189781
Category
Social Science
Pages
2560
Language
English
Published
2016-03-28
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Authors
Anthony D. Smith, John Stone, Rutledge M. Dennis

Description

The aim of the Encyclopedia is to provide a convenient, authoritative and up-to-date reference work that encompasses not simply disciplinary studies of race and ethnic relations, but also inter-disciplinary and global scholarship concerning a broadly-defined set of topics and themes within the general field. Entries will be written by experts drawn from across the social sciences and historical studies, as well as from other relevant disciplines and professional fields that intersect with racial and ethnic questions. Thus biologists, psychologists, lawyers, social workers and specialists from business and management fields will broaden the scope and range of the Encyclopedia. Furthermore, the editors will use their extensive international networks to expand the variety of the contributors so as to make the work interesting and accessible to the widest possible global audience. The Encyclopedia will be global in its scope and include more contributors than any other from scholars and other experts in Japan, China, Russia, South Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America to enhance the variety of perspectives and traditions employed, and generate exposure and interest around the world. Entries will cover the fields of race, ethnicity and nationalism, recognizing the close inter-relationship between scholarship and research on all three subject areas. Stress on inter-disciplinary perspectives will be sought wherever appropriate. Contributions will be included that explore the importance and impact of race, ethnicity and nationalism on private, public and not-for- profit organizations and institutions in the modern, global world. This will make the volumes attractive in the fields of organization studies and management, to students in business schools, and to those in the public sector, where the challenges of multi-culturalism and diversity are hot topics. This 5-volume Encyclopedia will have broader coverage and a greater number of entries than anything else available in the field, with scope to expand the 400 entries in the draft list accompanying this proposal to a final list of 550-600 or more, with the length of each entry ranging from 500 to 5000 words. In addition to the basic terms and concepts, it will include specially commissioned essays exploring a variety of themes that link and analyze exciting new developments in the field. For example, the impact of global terror on migration flows, immigrant assimilation, racial conflict and levels of nationalist mobilization will address some of the vital intellectual and practical problems of the twenty first century. Another area of increasing salience is the manner in which international organizations – whether in the private domain or those established by the UN or inter-state treaties – are influenced by, and in turn have a vital impact on, the status of minorities and minority-majority relationships. A third example is the repercussions of war and economic globalization on patterns of group relationships at both the inter- and intra-state levels. By incorporating not only the basic materials vital for any student seeking to understand contemporary race relations and nationalism, but also relevant essays developing cutting edge issues in the modern world system, it is intended to make the Encyclopedia both practically indispensable and intellectually exciting.

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