The memoirs and accounts of the Black educator are presented with letters, speeches, personal documents, and other writings reflecting his life and career

Booker T. Washington Papers Volume 4: 1895-98. Assistant editors, Stuart B. Kaufman, Barbara S. Kraft, and Raymond W. Smock (Volume 4)

Biographies & Memoirs

Washington, Booker T.

Kraft, Barbara

Smock, Raymond W.

Kaufman, Stuart J.

Community & Culture

University of Illinois Press

<div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The saga of the nation's premier &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; labor leader continues as this multi-volume documentary history moves, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; with Volume 6, into the early years of the twentieth century. Fully annotated &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; and thoroughly indexed, The American Federation of Labor and the Rise &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; of Progressivism, 1902-1906 provides the historical context often &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; missing in other works about that era. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; From early reviews: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "This collection belongs &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; on the shelf of anyone teaching American labor history, but it also should &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; prove useful to scholars with related interests." -- James Grossman, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Illinois Historical Review &nbsp;</div>

The Samuel Gompers Papers, Vol. 6: The American Federation of Labor and the Rise of Progressivism, 1902-6 (Volume 6)

History

Palladino, Grace

Gompers, Samuel

Albert, Peter J.

Americas

      Looking around him in 1906, Samuel Gompers saw a labor movement beset         by opponents who, he said, "represent neither conscience nor humanity,         but rather greed and avarice." This installment in the multivolume         documentary history of the nation's premier labor leader spotlights a         pivotal period in the AFL's development.             "The editors have done their job well, succeeding admirably in their         aim of presenting a multidimensional portrait of Gompers and his era."                 -- Bernard Elbaum, Journal of Economic History       "A distinguished and invaluable collection." -- Bruce Laurie,         Industrial and Labor Relations Review       Supported by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission         and the University of Maryland at College Park  

The Samuel Gompers Papers, Vol. 7: The American Federation of Labor under Siege, 1906-9 (Volume 7)

Business & Money

Economics

Ethnic conflict has been the driving force of wars all over the world, yet it remains an enigma. What is it about ethnicity that breaks countries apart and drives people to acts of savage violence against their lifelong neighbors?Stuart Kaufman rejects the notion of permanent "ancient hatreds" as the answer. Dissatisfied as well with a purely rationalist explanation, he finds the roots of ethnic violence in myths and symbols, the stories ethnic groups tell about who they are. Ethnic wars, Kaufman argues, result from the politics of these myths and symbols―appeals to flags and faded glories that aim to stir emotions rather than to address interests. Popular hostility based on these myths impels groups to follow extremist leaders invoking such emotion-laden ethnic symbols. If ethnic domination becomes their goal, ethnic war is the likely result.Kaufman examines contemporary ethnic wars in the Caucasus and southeastern Europe. Drawing on information from a variety of sources, including visits to the regions and dozens of personal interviews, he demonstrates that diplomacy and economic incentives are not enough to prevent or end ethnic wars. The key to real conflict resolution is peacebuilding―the often-overlooked effort by nongovernmental organizations to change hostile attitudes at both the elite and the grassroots levels.

Modern Hatreds: The Symbolic Politics of Ethnic War (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs)

Europe

Cornell University Press

Nationalist and ethnic conflict can take many forms, from genocidal violence and civil war to protest movements and peaceful squabbles in democracies. Nationalist Passions poses a stark challenge to extreme rationalist understandings of political conflict. Stuart J. Kaufman elaborates a compelling theory of ethnic politics to explain why ethnic violence erupts in some contexts and how peace is maintained in others. At the core of Kaufman’s theory is an assertion that conflicts are initiated due to popular "symbolic predispositions"―biases of all kinds―and perceptions of threat. 
Kaufman puts his theory to the test in a range of conflicts. He examines some highly violent episodes, among them the Muslim rebellion in the southern Philippines beginning in the 1970s; the civil war in southern Sudan that began in the 1980s; and the Rwanda genocide of 1994. Kaufman also analyzes other situations in which leaders attempted to tame the violence that nationalist passions can generate. In India, Mahatma Gandhi mobilized an overtly nonviolent movement but failed in his efforts to prevent the rise of Muslim-Hindu communal violence. In South Africa, Nelson Mandela and F. W. de Klerk ended apartheid, but not without terrible cost―more than fifteen thousand people died while the negotiations were under way. In Tanzania, however, Julius Nyerere led one of the few ethnically diverse countries in the world with almost no ethnic violence. Nationalist Passions is essential reading for policymakers, international aid workers, and all others who seek to find the best possible outcomes for future internal and interstate clashes.

Nationalist Passions

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Ethnic conflict has been the driving force of wars all over the world, yet it remains an enigma. What is it about ethnicity that breaks countries apart and drives people to acts of savage violence against their lifelong neighbors?
Stuart Kaufman rejects the notion of permanent "ancient hatreds" as the answer. Dissatisfied as well with a purely rationalist explanation, he finds the roots of ethnic violence in myths and symbols, the stories ethnic groups tell about who they are. Ethnic wars, Kaufman argues, result from the politics of these myths and symbols―appeals to flags and faded glories that aim to stir emotions rather than to address interests. Popular hostility based on these myths impels groups to follow extremist leaders invoking such emotion-laden ethnic symbols. If ethnic domination becomes their goal, ethnic war is the likely result.
Kaufman examines contemporary ethnic wars in the Caucasus and southeastern Europe. Drawing on information from a variety of sources, including visits to the regions and dozens of personal interviews, he demonstrates that diplomacy and economic incentives are not enough to prevent or end ethnic wars. The key to real conflict resolution is peacebuilding―the often-overlooked effort by nongovernmental organizations to change hostile attitudes at both the elite and the grassroots levels.

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