Description
In Violent America, Ariane Chebel d'Appollonia counterintuitively analyzes why and how various ethnoracial groups proactively and instrumentally use different forms of violence to achieve their goals. Combining a historical analysis spanning the centuries with an examination of contemporary problems, she considers how and why ethnoracial groups can be both perpetrators and victims of violence, why some minority groups react differently to violence in comparable situations, and what the consequences are today for politics in both America and Europe.
Violent America thus explores the effects of physical and discursive violence on the ways in which ethnoracial groups define themselves. Chebel d'Appollonia argues that the use of ethnoracial violence has been and remains an effective identity strategy by which all ethnoracial groups are able to integrate themselves into the mainstream of American society. She provides an alternative way of understanding the complex relationship between migrant phobia, multiethnic grievances, and intergroup conflicts in America.
Author: Ariane Chebel d'Appollonia
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 02/15/2023
Pages: 282
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d
ISBN13: 9781501767562
ISBN10: 1501767569
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | American Government | Legislative Branch
- Social Science | Violence in Society
- Social Science | Race & Ethnic Relations
About the Author
Ariane Chebel d'Appollonia is Professor at the School of Public Affairs and Administration and the Division for Global Affairs at Rutgers University--Newark and teaches at Sciences Po Paris. She is the author or editor of many books, including Frontiers of Fear.