CES: The Dynamics of Ethnic Simplification in Eastern Europe and the Middle East

Date: 

Wednesday, September 16, 2015, 12:15pm to 1:45pm

Location: 

Adolphus Busch Hall, Cabot Room

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Despite differences of timing and detail, since 1900 a grand pattern of ethnic (or ethno-sectarian) "simplification" has reshaped almost all societies from the Baltic through the Balkans to the Middle East and North Africa. How should we understand and explain this pervasive (and continuing) process and assess its implications?

Jeff Weintraub, Visiting Scholar, CES, Harvard University

Sponsors: Visiting Scholars Seminar: New Research on Europe

Contact: Arthur Goldhammer, art.goldhammer@gmail.com