Drawing material from dozens of divided societies, Donald L. Horowitz constructs his theory of ethnic conflict, relating ethnic affiliations to kinship and intergroup relations to the fear of domination. A groundbreaking work when it was published in 1985, the book remains an original and powerfully argued comparative analysis of one of the most important forces in the contemporary world.

List of Tables and Figures p. ix
Preface to the Second Edition p. xi
Preface to the First Edition p. xv
Ethnic Relations and Ethnic Affiliations 
The Dimensions of Ethnic Conflict p. 3
A Family Resemblance p. 55
The Theory of Ethnic Conflict 
Conflict Theory and Conflict Motives p. 95
Group Comparison and the Sources of Conflict p. 141
Group Entitlement and the Sources of Conflict p. 185
The Logic of Secessions and Irredentas p. 229
Party Politics and Ethnic Conflict 
Ethnic Parties and Party Systems p. 291
Competition and Change in Ethnic Party Systems p. 333
Multiethnic Coalitions p. 365
Multiethnic Alliances and Parties p. 396
Military Politics and Ethnic Conflict 
The Militarization of Ethnic Conflict p. 443
Paradigms of Military Ethnicity p. 472
The Effects of Intervention and the Art of Prevention p. 526
Strategies of Conflict Reduction 
Ethnic Policy: The Constraints and the Opportunities p. 563
Structural Techniques to Reduce Ethnic Conflict p. 601
Preferential Policies to Reduce Ethnic Conflict p. 653
Afterword: Ethnic Conflict and Democracy p. 681
Index p. 685
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