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Ethnicity: A 21st Century Challenge

July 9, 2011

The late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-NY) was a Senior Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center and a former U.S. Ambassador to India.

Ideas first seen in the pioneering work, Beyond the Melting Pot, now apply to world affairs as self-determination based on ethnicity sweeps the world. The Senator explains the challenge.

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Daniel Patrick Moynihan

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