Majority Minority, Hardcover by Gest, Justin, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UK

by Gest, Justin

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Majority Minority, Hardcover by Gest, Justin, ISBN 0197641792, ISBN-13 9780197641798, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UK "Trenchant and groundbreaking work" -- Molly Ball,ÂNational Political Correspondent, TIME Magazine "The go-to source for understanding how demographic change is impacting American politics." - Jonathan Capehart, The Washington Post and MSNBC "A treasure trove" -- Thomas B. Edsall, Columnist, The New York Times "A joy to read. . . A tour de force" -- Eric Kaufmann, Professor of Politics, Birkbeck College, University of London How do societies respond to great demographic change? This question lingers over the contemporary politics of the United States and other countries where persistent immigration has altered populations and may soon produce a majority minority milestone, where the original ethnic or religious majority loses its numerical advantage to one or more foreign-origin minority groups. Until now, most of our knowledge about largescale responses to demographic change has been based on studies of individual people's reactions, which tend to be instinctively defensive and intolerant. We know little about why and how these habits are sometimes tempered to promote more successful coexistence. To anticipate and inform future responses to demographic change, Justin Gest looks to the past. In Majority Minority , Gest wields historical analysis and interview-based fieldwork inside six of the world's few societies that have already experienced a majority min

• ISBN: 9780197641798
• Condition: Fine

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