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Parekh Bhikhu

Rethinking multiculturalism : Cultural diversity and political theory - London Macmillan Press Ltd. 2000 - 379p xi

Contents;
Acknowledgements;
Introduction; 1.
Moral Monism 16;
Greek monism 19;
Christian monism 23;
Monism of classical liberalism 33;
Locke 36;
J S Mill 40;
Critique of Monism 47;
2. Forms of Pluralism 50;
Montesquieu 55; Herder 67;
Misunderstanding culture 76;
3. Contemporary Liberal Responses to Diversity 80;
Rawls 81;
Raz 90;
Kymlicka 99;
General comments 109;
4. Conceptualizing Human Beings 114;
Basis of cultural diversity 123;
Pluralist universalism 126;
Asian values 136;
5. Understanding Culture 142;
The dynamics of culture 151;
Cultural community 154;
Loyalty to culture 158;
Cultural interaction 163;
Cultural diversity 165;
Evaluating cultures 172;
Respecting cultures 176;
6. Reconstituting the Modern State 179;
The Canadian debate 185;
The Indian debate 191;
The search for new political for 193;
7. The Political Structure of Multicultural Society 196;
Modes of political integration 199;
Common culture 219;
Multicultural education 224;
National identity 230;
Conditions of success 236;
8. Equality in a Multicultural Society 239;
Equality of difference 243;
Equal treatment 248;
Contextualizing equality 249;
Limits of equality 257;
Implications 261;
9. Logic of Intercultural Evaluation 264;
Intercultural dialogue 268;
Female circumcision and other practices 273;
Polygamy 282;
General observations 292;
10. Politics Religion and Free Speech 295;
Responses to Muslim protests 298;
Logic of political discourse 304;
Communal libel or group defamation 313;
Free speech 317;
Religion and public life 321;
11. Conclusion 336;
Notes 345;
Bibliography 356.

ISBN: 0333608828

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Multiculturalism2. Pluralism -Social Sciences

Dewey Class. No.: 306.000000 / PAR-2