Identities, nationalism, and the state : the politics of ethnicity and minority regimes in the Middle East / Miaad Hassan.

"The author explores the process and outcome of ethnic identity on nation-building and ethnic conflict. It sheds light on the question of how minorities position and represent themselves during and after regime transitions and the dilemmas that minorities present for regime change and how social cleavages shape their preferences and identities"-- Provided by publisher.