New Tribalisms : The Resurgence of Race and Ethnicity

For most of the 20th century, social thinkers generally ignored primordial bonds of racial, ethnic, and national identities, focusing instead on economic class.

Today, older ethno-racial tribalisms, along with some newly invented ones, have shattered our illusions of a rationally manageable world.

This volume confronts possible outcomes of resurgent tribalisms around the world.