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Mit einer Einführung v. Schelsky, Helmut. N.-A.

Sovereignty, the ultimate authority of a state over its territory and citizens, is increasingly challenged by various forces. International institutions and treaties addressing human rights, trade, and investment exert pressure from above, while discontented long-resident groups and new migrants challenge from below. This collection of authoritative studies by leading scholars explores these challenges and responses, highlighting the unpredictable nature of sovereignty as governments react. The introductory chapter discusses how sovereignty is asserted in response to challenges, proposing a classification of these responses to better understand its evolving nature. The first part examines dual citizenship in the U.S., national human rights commissions in Asia, and the Falungong movement's challenge in China. The second part focuses on Japan's approach to global warming and the World Health Organization's efforts in Southeast Asia regarding infectious disease control. The third part addresses conflicts arising from external changes impacting indigenous institutions in India, Fiji, Indonesia, and Malaysia. The final section analyzes the economic and cultural instability caused by Chinese migration to Russia, the effects of transnational regulatory campaigns, indigenous land rights in the Philippines, and the influence of transnational corporations on technology in Asia. A concluding chapter offers a global assessment of stat

The last two decades have been the most turbulent for American racial and ethnic relations since Reconstruction. Following the passage of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, there has been an explosion of ethnic self-consciousness, affirmative action, and student militancy. What do these events mean, and what should we expect in the future?Nathan Glazer, one of America's foremost social critics, records and interprets the central developments of this crucial the shift of major civil rights groups and black leaders from color blindness to color consciousness; the split this shift occasioned with other civil rights advocates, such as Jewish groups; the rapid growth of ethnic self-consciousness and militancy and its impact on schools and colleges; the conflict over bilingualism and over civil rights enforcement caused by the expansion of affirmative action; and the rise of similar issues in the new multi-ethnic states that emerged from colonialism and in Western European nations transformed by mass immigration.The book sums up a period that closed with the election of the first national administration committed to withdrawal from the further reaches of civil rights enforcement, and it forecasts the issues that will be raised as new waves of immigration from Latin America and Asia further transform the American racial and ethnic mix.

Beyond the Melting Pot was one of the most influential books published during the 1960s. This second edition includes a new 90-page Introduction, "New York City in 1960," in which the authors, with all their previous depth and verve, examine the turn of events since 1963, the date of the first edition. Their concerns are directed to such developments as the rise of militant black demands and the response to these of the city's peoples and political structures; the decline of Catholic power in Lindsay's New York and the rise in power of Jews and WASPs; the growth of a black middle class and the economic and political difficulties of the Puerto Ricans. The authors note that events and further study have led them to change their views on several matters, and these points are clarified in the Introduction. Nevertheless, most of their perceptions and their central thesis (that "melting pot" assimilation does not happen) remain as valid as ever. In the same way, these appraisals of the first edition remain fully in force:Richard H. Rovere, The New Yorker: "Beyond the Melting Pot... is perhaps the most perceptive inquiry into American minorities ever made." Oscar Handlin, New York Times: "They have put together a thoughtful analysis that will help Americans deal with one of the most pressing problems of the great cities. That itself is a substantial accomplishment." Harpers Magazine: "...sure in its grasp of relations between economic and social fact, cogent, complex, and brightly written."Time Magazine: "...provocative...Glazer...and Moynihan...write with a refreshing candor on a subject that is usually treated all too delicately.... They write compassionately of the problems minority groups have faced, but they forthrightly point out that many of these problems are compounded by each group's special characteristics."