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From "political correctness" on U.S. college campuses to political imprisonment of writers in Latin America, censorship remains a pervasive and persistent political force in nations the world over. This collection of essays explores the many faces of censorship, placing them in a theoretical and comparative context. The contributors--who include law

This book provides a new, comprehensive analytical framework for the examination of majority-minority relations in deeply divided societies. Hegemonic states in which one ethnic group completely dominates all others will continue to face enormous pressures to transform because they are out of step with the new, emerging, global governing code that emphasizes democracy and equal rights. Refusal to change would lead such states to lose international legitimacy and face increasing civil strife, instability, and violence. Through systematic theoretical analysis and careful empirical study of 14 key cases, Peleg examines the options open to polities with diverse populations. Challenging the conventional wisdom of many liberal democrats, Peleg maintains that the preferred solution for a traditional hegemonic polity is not merely to grant equal rights to individuals, but also to incorporate significant group rights via mega-constitutional transformation

Front Matter -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Contents -- PART I: Historical Perspectives -- The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process in Historical Perspective -- Historiography as an Educational Project -- PART II: Peace and Israeli Attitudes -- The Peace Process and Competing Challenges to the Dominant Zionist Discourse -- Two People Apart -- PART III: Peace and Israeli Institutions -- Political Institutions and Conflict Resolution -- The Peace Process and Societal-Military Relations in Israel -- PART IV: Peace and the Palestinians -- The PLO and the Peace Process -- Palestinian Christians and the Peace Process -- PART V: Jordan and Peace -- Jordan in the Middle East Peace Process -- Israel's "Jordanian Option": A Post-Oslo Reassessment -- PART VI: Peace and Economics -- Labor in a Peaceful Middle East -- The Peace Dividend -- Back Matter -- Epilogue: The Peace Process and Israel's Political Kulturkampf -- References -- About the Contributors -- Index.