Separation, Assimilation or Accommodation: Contrasting Ethnic Minority Policies

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Separation, Assimilation or Accommodation: Contrasting Ethnic Minority Policies. By Terrence E. Cook. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2003. 216p. $64.95.

Terrence Cook's book in the main focuses on ethnic minority policy strategies across the globe. The author distinguishes three main policy modes regarding ethnic relations: separation, assimilation, or accommodation. The book revolves around a consideration of these three main modes and two subtypes of each policy option—for example, assimilation as a strategy of a stronger ethnic group and assimilation when initiated by a weaker minority group, usually a minority. In so doing, he presents a fairly exhaustive catalog of global ethnic relations.