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Multiculturalism
Watson, C. W.Buckingham (Eng.) ; Phildelphia : Open University, 2000.Multicultural and multiculturalism are words frequently used to describe the ethnic diversity which exists everywhere in the world. However, there is some confusion about what precisely they signify. Do they simply describe diversity or are they advocating a particular response to that diversity? This book looks at some of the debates associated with these words and with the concepts attached to them. In particular the arguments for and against multiculturalism are examined in the context of modern states in different political and historical circumstances. Attitudes and emphases in relation to multiculturalism differ, it is argued, from one country to another and the chapters of the book draw out the dimensions of difference with examples ranging from Europe and the USA to South-East Asia and China. The focus of the discussion is placed on issues such as minority rights, education, religious tolerance and the trend to global homogenization. Running through the description of these issues in an implicit critique of the loose way in which the word culture is used to mean an unchanging set of definitive characteristics and how that usage bedevils discussions of multiculturalism.The twentieth century saw an unprecedented movement of peoples from one geographical area to another. At the same time with the end of colonialism it also saw the birth of many new states. Consequently, in the world today we find that countries comprise people of different ethnic groups, speaking different languages, following different religions and remembering different histories while at the same time declaring a common allegiance to the state of which they are citizens. The diversity and difference which exists within national boundaries can contribute to the strength of the country; on the other hand it may lead to internal conflict and tension. Multiculturalism is a term frequently used both to describe the variety that exists and the problems to which it gives rise. This book examines multiculturalism in the context of the national experience of countries such as France, Britain, Malaysia, the USA and China.
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Multiculturalism : a civic idea
Modood, TariqCambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity, 2007.Many public commentators turn against multiculturalism in response to fears about militant Islam, immigration or social cohesion. This book addresses these debates.
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