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Murphy, Michael

 
9780415260435: Multiculturalism: A Critical Introduction
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ISBN 10: 0415260434 ISBN 13: 9780415260435
Casa editrice: Routledge, 2011

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What is multiculturalism and what are the different theories used to justify it? Are multicultural policies a threat to liberty and equality? Can liberal democracies accommodate minority groups without sacrificing peace and stability? In this clear introduction to the subject, Michael Murphy explores these questions and critically assesses multiculturalism from the standpoint of political philosophy and political practice.

The book explores the origins and contemporary usage of the concept of multiculturalism in the context of debates about citizenship, egalitarian justice and conflicts between individual and collective rights. The ideas of some of the most influential champions and critics of multiculturalism, including Will Kymlicka, Chandran Kukathas, Susan Okin and Brian Barry, are also clearly explained and evaluated. Key themes include the tension between multiculturalism and gender equality, cultural relativism and the limits of liberal toleration, and the impact of multicultural policies on social cohesion ethnic conflict. Murphy also surveys the legal practices and policies enacted to accommodate multiculturalism, drawing on examples from the Americas, Australasia, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Multiculturalism: A Critical Introduction is an ideal starting point for anyone coming to the topic for the first time as well as those already familiar with some of the key issues.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Michael Murphy is Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair in the Department of Political Science, University of Northern British Columbia. He is author (with Helena Catt) of the Routledge book Sub-State Nationalism: A Comparative Analysis of Institutional Design (2002), and (with Siobhan Harty) of In Defense of Multinational Citizenship (2005).

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Editore
Routledge
Data di pubblicazione
2011
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0415260434
ISBN 13 
9780415260435
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero edizione
1
Numero di pagine
208
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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Hamburg
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9780415260428: Multiculturalism: A Critical Introduction

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ISBN 10:  0415260426 ISBN 13:  9780415260428
Casa editrice: Routledge, 2011
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