Ireland. Israel. South Africa. America. Everywhere we look in the modern world, we find the same tragic phenomenon: When diverse populations are brought into close proximity with each other, social solidarity begins to collapse and, all too often, violence ensues. This makes it impossible to survey current events without contemplating the matters of race, ethnicity, discrimination, and prejudice that underlie them.
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