Table of Contents

1. Stories about Ethnic War 2. The Symbolic Politics of Ethnic War 3. Karabagh and the Fears of Minorities 4. Georgia and the Fears of Majorities 5. Elite Conspiracy in Moldova's Civil War 6. Government Jingoism and the Fall of Yugoslavia 7. The Power of Symbols Notes Index

About the Author

Stuart J. Kaufman is Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Delaware. He is the author of Modern Hatreds: The Symbolic Politics of Ethnic War (winner of the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order) and Nationalist Passions, both from Cornell, and coeditor of The Balance of Power in World History.

Reviews

"Convincing in arguing that ethnic violence is not the result of 'ancient hatreds,' and that contemporary politics and the struggle for power among individuals and elite groups largely determine who will engage in violence and who, ultimately, will get killed."-New York Review of Books "While providing excellent background of ethnic wars, Modern Hatreds is not simply a historical text. It offers a modern interpretation of the many recent individual conflicts, and helps knit together the broader themes that are relevant to them all."-National Journal "Modern Hatreds is an excellent and timely contribution to scholarship on ethnic war... Kaufman manages to combine a thoroughly researched and detailed analysis of the case studies and the construction of a hypothesis that may explain, to some extent, the emergence of ethnic war."-Journal of International Studies "This detailed work on the history of hatred provides a thoughtful perspective of events and motivations that should fascinate any serious reader."-Political Science Quarterly "In Modern Hatreds, Stuart Kaufman provides a solid, cohesive argument in favor of paying more attention to the myths and symbols underlying ethnic conflict. The systematic treatment of ethnic conflict across comparable case studies distinguishes this study from most other recently published works on this topic. This is not only a sound piece of scholarship, but also an accessibly written book that should be read in and beyond academe."-Robert J. Kaiser, University of Wisconsin