Offering fresh perspectives on perennial questions of ethnicity, race, nationalism, and religion, Rogers Brubaker makes manifest the forces that shape the politics of diversity and multiculturalism today. In a lucid and wide-ranging analysis, he contends that three recent developments have altered the stakes and the contours of the politics of difference: the return of inequality as a central public concern, the return of biology as an asserted basis of racial and ethnic difference, and the return of religion as a key terrain of public contestation.

"Grounds for Difference is a subtle, original, and comprehensive book. All the hallmarks of Brubaker's earlier work, such as the conceptual clarity, the theoretical rigor-grounded in a well-researched and well-informed analysis-the crisp writing style, and the impeccable sociological reasoning are displayed here. There is a wealth of original ideas developed in this book that requires much careful reading and unpacking."
-Sinisa Malesevic, H-Net Reviews

"This is an imposing collection that will be another milestone in the literature of ethnicity and nationalism."
-Christian Joppke, University of Bern

About the Author
Rogers Brubaker is Professor of Sociology and UCLA Foundation Chair at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Awards
Nominated for Zocalo Public Square Book Prize 2016 and Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards 2016 and ASA Distinguished Scholarly Book Award 2016 and Best Book Award in Race, Ethnicity, and Politics 2016.



Book Information
ISBN 9780674975453
Author Rogers Brubaker
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Harvard University Press
Publisher Harvard University Press