Separation, Assimilation or Accommodation: Contrasting Ethnic
Minority Policies. By Terrence E. Cook. Westport, CT: Praeger
Publishers, 2003. 216p. $64.95.
Terrence Cook's book in the main focuses on ethnic minority
policy strategies across the globe. The author distinguishes three main
policy modes regarding ethnic relations: separation, assimilation, or
accommodation. The book revolves around a consideration of these three
main modes and two subtypes of each policy option—for example,
assimilation as a strategy of a stronger ethnic group and assimilation
when initiated by a weaker minority group, usually a minority. In so
doing, he presents a fairly exhaustive catalog of global ethnic
relations.