Re: Biological Reductionism/Ideology

Thank you for the Hechter (Susan Hechter?) and Brustein 
references.  I am familiar with the work of Arno Mayer.  Thanks 
again. TKGanesh.

Date sent:              Tue, 20 Feb 2001 17:55:48 -0700 (MST)
From:                   Richard N Hutchinson <rhutchin@U.Arizona.EDU>
To:                     Trich Ganesh <TGanesh@southampton.liu.edu>
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Subject:                Re: Biological Reductionism/Ideology

A few useful sources on the topic of ethnic conflict, nationalism and
genocide:

Containing Nationalism (Hechter),
The Logic of Evil (Brustein), 
        and
Why Did the Heavens Not Darken? (Mayer).

These works all share what I think could be characterized broadly as a
neo-Weberian analysis, a materialist analysis of group conflict.  Mayer
and Brustein specifically analyze Nazi Germany, while Hechter proposes a
general theory of nationalism and the conditions for extreme conflict.

RH