
Minorities in an Open Society
Geoff Dench(Author)
Transaction Publishers
1st Edition
Published on 31. December 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
308 pages
978-0-7658-0979-7 (ISBN)
Description
Most accounts of ethnic and race relations in Western states are optimistic at heart.They assume that equal participation by minorities will be achieved because it is a "public good" from which citizens will benefi t. Social justice will prevail. In this topical and disturbing book, Geoff Dench challenges these idealistic commentaries, showing that in many instances they do not produce convincing analyses of the position of minorities. He suggests that analysts neglect to explore the web of real interests behind public affi rmations of commitment to integration.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Somerset
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
503 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7658-0979-7 (9780765809797)
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Geoff Dench
Minorities in an Open Society
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10/2017
1st Edition
Routledge
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Person
Geoff Dench is senior research fellow at the Institute of Community Studies and professor of sociology at Middlesex University. He is the editor of Transforming Men and Rewriting the Sexual Contact, both published by Transaction.
Content
INTRODUCTION TO THE TRANSACTION EDITION, PREFACE AND SUMMARY, Summary of argument, Part I THE AMBIVALENT STATE, Part II CAPTIVE LEADERS, Part Ill TORMENTS IN CAPTIVITY, Part IV THE FRAMEWORK OF CONTAINMENT, References, Index