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Who knew that Blacks settled in Saskatchewan before the First World War? That people of Lebanese and Syrian origins immigrated to the southern part of the province in the early 1900s? That Welsh settlers arrived following years of misadventure in South America? That a small band of Lakota Sioux, descendents of refugees who fled the United States after the Battle of Little Big Horn, remain in Saskatchewan today? In Settling Saskatchewan, author Alan Anderson expertly identifies and explains the patterns of immigration and settlement in the province and further enlightens us on the many peoples who now comprise its extraordinarily diverse cultural mosaic. They came from all parts of the world, from all walks of life?and they continue to come today. Together with the indigenous aboriginal population, they have made Saskatchewan what it is. Combining historical, sociological, and demographic perspectives, Settling Saskatchewan offers the most detailed and comprehensive description of ethnic settlements in the province

Anderson reviews MISSING BOUNDARIES: Refugees, Migrants, Stateless and Internally Displaced Persons in South Asia edited by P. R. Chari, Mallika Joseph and Suba Chandran.

An examination of the struggle between tradition & democracy in Fiji focuses on the ethnonationalism of the indigenous Melanesian population (ethnic Fijians) who aim to define the state on their own terms. Although indigenous Fijians, who until recently were outnumbered by Indians but now comprise a slight majority, claim to support democracy, they give the highest priority to maintaining custom/tradition that often counteract "real democracy." Fiji's ethnic complexity is described, along with the situation of the indigenous Fijian population under British colonial rule; the political power given to indigenous Fijian interests following independence; intra-Fijian regional rivalries; the growth of oppression/discrimination against Indo-Fijians & non-Fijians; & the May 2000 coup that resulted in removal of an Indo-Fijian prime minister elected in 1999. It is noted that relations between indigenous- & Indo-Fijians have become even more strained in spite of the new government's promises of "reconciliation" & the continuing marginalization of Indo-Fijians has resulted in large-scale emigration. New undemocratic constitutional arrangements are described to illustrate how tradition has served indigenous Melanesian ethnonationalism in Fiji. J. Lindroth

Examines the political situation, focusing on the ethnonationalism of indigenous Melanesians (ethnic Fijians); some focus on the country's history and ethnic groups, including the relationship between ethnic Fijians (who make up a slight majority of the population) and Indo-Fijians (the largest minority).

Yugoslavia, containing both ethnic nation-state confederations & multicultural conglomerates, & surrounded by seven neighbors, has political boundaries that are ethnically unstable. The historical context of five types of ethnic minority situations in Yugoslavia is described: (1) Irrendentism (spillover from adjacent countries) is found unidirectionally with the Carinthian Slovenes in Austria & in reverse with the Magyar population in Voivodina. (2) A situation of bipartite minority reciprocity is found between the Italians in Yugoslavia & Slovenes in Italy, with six locations identified of tripartite reciprocity. (3) The Macedonians in Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, & Greece constitute an imposed minority internationality. (4) German & Austrian populations dating from before WWII, northern Slavs, & Gypsies exemplify those with limited minority status. (5) Slovenes in Istria & Montenegrins in Bosnia & Serbia have indigenous minority status. Ethnic complexity is most extreme at the border of Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Greece, & Albania. Four consequences of the ethnic diversity within Yugoslavia are identified: the presence of minorities within minorities (eg, Serbs within the autonomous Albanian Moslem state of Kosovo in Serbia), stratification of minority rights, functional diglossia among much of the population, & increasingly tolerant treatment of minorities. M. Pflum

A review essay on Cooperation and Conflict in Border Areas (Strassoldo, R., & Zotti, G. Delli [Eds], Milan: Franco Angeli Editore, 1982); & Boundaries and Minorities in Western Europe (DeMarchi, B., & Boileau, A. M. [Eds], Milan: Franco Angeli Editore, 1982 [see listings in IRPS No. 41]). These two edited collections represent an eclectic range of viewpoints on ethnic minorities in frontier areas within Western Europe & some other areas. Despite their lack of unity at a theoretical level, they contain much valuable material & have an excellent editorial framework. Overall they contribute significantly to the development of social scientific theory & methodology. W. H. Stoddard