Theories of Multiculturalism : An Introduction
George. Crowder
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Hoboken : : Wiley, , 2013.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (284 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Preface; Introduction; The Debate; Defining Multiculturalism; Plan of the Book; 1: Universalism, Relativism and Culture; Universalism; Relativism; Problems with Relativism; Universalism Revised: Nussbaum and Sen; Summary; 2: Liberal Rights to Culture: Kymlicka's Theory; Liberalism, Toleration and Neutrality; Kymlicka's Case for Cultural Rights; Two Qualifications; Critical Issues; Summary; 3: Liberal Critics of Cultural Rights; Equal Treatment: Barry; Recognition vs Redistribution?; Feminist Concerns: Okin; Cultural Options: Shachar; Summary. - 4: Nationalists and CosmopolitansNationalism and Cultural Diversity; Cosmopolitanism; Strong Cosmopolitanism: Kant and Waldron; Narrative and Reason in Cosmopolitanism: Appiah and Sen; Summary; 5: Beyond Liberalism?; Does Liberalism Neglect Community? Taylor; Is Liberalism Imperialist? Tully; Is Liberalism Ethnocentric? Parekh; Summary; 6: Democrats; Group Representation: Young; Intercultural Dialogue: Parekh; Deliberative Democracy: Benhabib; Deliberative Democracy Expanded: Young; Summary; 7: Value Pluralists; Pluralist Critics of Liberalism: Gray and Parekh. - Liberal Pluralists: Galston and RazSummary; 8: Global Cultures; The West Imperilled? Huntington; The West and Islam: Scruton, Said and An-Na'im; Asian Values: Bell; Summary; 9: A Liberal-Pluralist Approach; Value Pluralism, Cultural Pluralism and Liberalism; The Centrality of Personal Autonomy; Public Recognition or Hands Off?; Nationalism, Democracy and Global Cultures; A Final Word; References; Index. - Multiculturalism is one of the most controversial ideas in contemporary politics. In this new book George Crowder examines some of the leading responses to multiculturalism, both supportive and critical, found in the work of recent political theorists. The book provides a clear and accessible introduction to a diverse array of thinkers who have engaged with multiculturalism. These include Will Kymlicka, whose account of cultural rights is seminal, liberal critics of multiculturalism such as Brian Barry and Susan Okin, and multiculturalist critics of liberalism including Charles Tay
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| ISBN | 9780745636252. - 9780745636269
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