• The first accessible and comprehensive introduction to the origins, dynamics, and management of ethnic conflicts
• Covers a broad range of ethnic conflicts in different parts of the world, highlighting both their similarities and their differences
• Shows the links between ethnic conflict and other security challenges such as terrorism and organized crime
• Incoporates eye-witness testimonies from Human Rights organizations and illuminates the tragic human dimension of ethnic conflict

Readership: The general reader interested in current affairs, students and academics studying politics and international relations, policy-makers and journalists.

"An important book for our times." - Walter Isaacson, President and CEO of the Aspen Institute

"Clear, intelligent, full of relevant case studies. An excellent, accessible overview." - Gareth Evans, Chairman of the International Crisis Group and former Foreign Minister of Australia

"A masterpiece of synthesis, a fine tour of the field... informed, lucid, and accessible." - Donald Horowitz, Duke Professor of Law and Political Science, Duke University

"Very useful... an extensive and insightful review of ethnic conflicts around the world." - Dennis Ross, Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Introduction: Ethnopolitics
1: The Human Dimension: Facts, Figures, and Stories of Ethnic Conflict
2: Ethnicity and Nationalism
3: What Causes Ethnic Conflicts?
4: Who Fights in Ethnic Conflicts and How?
5: Managing and Settling Ethnic Conflicts
6: Post-conflict Reconstruction
7: The Future of Ethnic Conflict: Possibilities and Probabilities