Theories of Multiculturalism An Introduction
Auteur : Crowder George
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 Taylor, Iris Marion Young, James Tully, and Bhikhu Parekh. In addition the discussion covers a wide range of other perspectives on multiculturalism - libertarian, feminist, democratic, nationalist, cosmopolitan - and rival accounts of Islamic and Confucian political culture.
While offering a balanced assessment of these theories, Crowder also argues the case for a distinctive liberal-pluralist approach to multiculturalism, combining a liberal framework that emphasises the importance of personal autonomy with the value pluralism of thinkers such as Isaiah Berlin.
This clear and comprehensive account will be an indispensable textbook for students in politics, sociology and political and social theory.
Preface
Introduction
1 Universalism, Relativism and Culture
2 Liberal Rights to Culture: Kymlicka's Theory
3 Liberal Critics of Cultural Rights
4 Nationalists and Cosmopolitans
5 Beyond Liberalism?
6 Democrats
7 Value Pluralists
8 Global Cultures
9 A Liberal-Pluralist Approach
References
Index
Date de parution : 11-2013
Ouvrage de 256 p.
15.2x22.9 cm
Date de parution : 11-2013
Ouvrage de 256 p.
15.9x23.5 cm
Thème de Theories of Multiculturalism :
Mots-clés :
Multiculturalism, Political Theory, Liberalism, ethics, pluralism, cultural relativism