Encyclopedia of Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups around the WorldBloomsbury Publishing USA, 01.08.2016 - 592 Seiten This book addresses the numerous national movements of ethnic groups around the world seeking independence, more self-rule, or autonomy—movements that have proliferated exponentially in the 21st century. In the last 15 years, globalization, religious radicalization, economic changes, endangered cultures and languages, cultural suppression, racial tensions, and many other factors have stimulated the emergence of autonomy and independence movements in every corner of the world—even in areas formerly considered immune to self-government demands such as South America. Researching the numerous ethnic groups seeking autonomy or independence worldwide previously required referencing many specialized publications. This book makes this difficult-to-find information available in a single volume, presented in a simple format accessible to everyone, from high school readers to scholars in advanced studies programs. The book provides an extensive update to Greenwood's Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups around the World that was published more than a decade earlier. Each ethnic group receives an alphabetically organized entry containing information such as alternate names, population figures, flag or flags, geography, history, culture, and languages. All the information readers need to understand the motivating factors behind each movement and the current situation of each ethnic group is presented in a compact summary. Fact boxes at the beginning of each entry enable students to quickly access key information, and consistent entry structure makes for easy cross-cultural comparisons. |
Inhalt
I | 177 |
J | 191 |
K | 195 |
L | 233 |
M | 253 |
N | 289 |
O | 313 |
Y | 463 |
Z | 471 |
Declarations of Independence | 481 |
Geographic Distribution and National Organizations | 487 |
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About the Author | 569 |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Accessed April Africa Arab autonomy Bantu bearing a centered Berber bicolor blue British Caucasian Caucasus centered white Central century China Chinese Christian coastal colonial conquered Cossack culture demands Democratic dialect districts divided Eastern Empire ethnic European Federation field bearing five-pointed star forming French Further Reading green highlands History Homeland Flag Proposed horizontal stripes horizontal tricolor Ibibio identity India indigenous invading Islam island Kabard Karapapak Karenni Khmer Krom Kingdom Kodava Kumyk Lezgin Liberation Front lowlands Maasai Merya million Mongol Mountains national movement nationalist flag North northern occupies Official and Unofficial Organization Party Pashtun People’s Pomak Population Homeland Flag Proposed State 2015 provinces Purépecha red field region religion religious Republic revival River Rohingya rule Russian Rutul settled Shan South southern Soviet Spanish Sunni Muslim Tabasaran Tatar territory Toubou traditional tribal tribes Tuareg Turkic Turkic languages Turks Union United University Press Unofficial Names upper hoist Urhobo Volga Yarsan yellow