Rethinking Multiculturalism
Cultural Diversity and Political Theory
Published on 29. June 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-0-333-60882-1 (ISBN)
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
bibliography
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 157 mm
Weight
618 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-60882-1 (9780333608821)
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Person
BHIKHU PAREKH is Professor of Political Theory, University of Hull. A political theorist of international renown he has held visiting chairs at many of the top US universities as well as in Vienna and Barcelona. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Baroda and a member of India's University Grants Commission in the early 1980s. On his return to the UK he became Deputy Chairman and Acting Chairman of the Commission for Racial Equalty. He is currently chair of the Commission on the Future of Multi-Ethnic Britain whose report will be launched by leading government ministers in autumn 2000. He was elected British Asian of the Year in 1992 and received the BBC's award for special lifetime achievement in 1999.
Content
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