Rethinking multiculturalism : cultural diversity and political theory
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Rethinking multiculturalism : cultural diversity and political theory
Macmillan, 2000
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- : pbk
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Bibliography: p. 356-367
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Description
Bhikhu Parekh shows that the Western tradition of political philosophy from Plato onwards has very limited theoretical resources to cope with cultural diversity. He then discusses how the Western tradition can be revised and what new conceptual tools are needed. The core of the book addresses the important theoretical questions raised by contemporary multicultural society, especially the nature and limits of intercultural equality and fairness, national identity, citizenship, and cross cultural political discourse.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements - Introduction - Moral Monism - Forms of Pluralism - Contemporary Liberal Responses to Diversity - Conceptualising Human Beings - Understanding Culture - Reconstituting the Modern State - The Political Structure of Multicultural Society - Equality in a Multicultural Society - Logic of Intercultural Evaluation - Politics, Religion and Free Speech - Conclusion - Endnotes - Bibliography
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