Immigrant nations / Paul Sheffer ; translated by Liz Water.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scheffer, Paul, 1954-

Standardized Title:

Land van aankomst. English

Language:

Dutch

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration--History--21st century.

Emigration and immigration.

Immigrants--History--21st century.

Immigrants.

Ethnic relations--History--21st century.

Ethnic relations.

History.

Netherlands--Ethnic relations.

Netherlands.

Immigrants--Netherlands.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

ix, 390 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge [England] ; Malden, Mass. : Polity Press, [2011]

Summary:

"This book is a major reassessment of how immigration is changing our world. The policies of multiculturalism that were implemented in the wake of postwar immigration have, after 9/11, come under intense scrutiny, and the continuing flow of populations has helped to ensure that immigration remains high on the social and political agenda. Based on his deep knowledge of the European and American experiences, Scheffer shows how immigration entails the loss of familiar worlds, both for immigrants and for host societies, and how coming to terms with a new environment evolves from avoidance through conflict to accommodation. The conflict that accompanies all major migratory movements is not a failure of integration but part of a search for new ways to live together. It prompts an intensive process of self-examination. That is why immigration has such a profound existential impact: it goes to the heart of institutions like the welfare state and liberties like the freedom of expression. Scheffer argues that our ability to cope with the challenges posed by immigration requires that we move beyond multiculturalism and find a new balance between openness and exclusion. Tolerance cannot be based on avoidance but should rest on the principle of reciprocity, which means that native populations cannot ask of newcomers any more than they themselves are prepared to contribute. This principled and path-breaking book will establish itself as a classic work on immigration and will be an indispensable text for anyone interested in one of the most important social and political issues of our time."--Publisher's description

Contents:

1 A Suitcase in the Hall

Tolerance Under Strain 1

The Conservatism of Migrants 7

The In-Between Generation 14

Native Unease 20

Integration Requires Self-Examination 27

So What's New? 33

2 The World in the City

The Proximity of Strangers 42

Segregation and Inequality 47

Ghetto Culture 53

Black and White Schools 57

Dispersing Without Mixing 62

Back to the Garden City 67

3 The Great Migration

The Globe Is Fragile 72

All the Colours plus Grey 79

Classic Countries of Immigration 86

Migration and Development 91

A Morality of Mobility 97

The Citizens' Revolt 103

4 The Netherlands: A Culture of Avoidance

As Others See Us 109

Migration and Nation-Building 113

Tolerance is not Laisser-Faire 118

Organizing Islam 124

Postcolonial Lessons 130

Identity and Openness 135

5 European Contrasts

From Emigration to Immigration 141

Early Opposition 147

Republican Answers 152

Foreigners After Genocide 160

Taking Leave of Empire 168

At the External Borders 177

6 The Cosmopolitan Code

The Colonial Trap 182

'Enlightened' Racism 188

The Value of Cultures 193

Beyond Multiculturalism 197

Prejudice Weighed 203

World Citizens in the Making 209

7 The Rediscovery of America

The Colonists' Creed 216

In the Melting Pot 221

Opposition to Immigrants 227

The Golden Door Shuts 232

The Lingering Shadow of Slavery 237

Affirmative Action 244

8 The Divided House of Islam

Islam and Imperialism 252

In a Secular Environment 258

Conservatism and Radicalization 265

Reformist Voices 272

Believers in an Open Society 278

A World Without an Emergency Exit 285

9 Land of Arrival

Rituals of Citizenship 292

Everything of Value Must Defend Itself 298

A Triptych of Integration 303

Dilemmas of Equal Treatment 308

Tomorrow's Immigrants 314

Accepting What We Have Become 319.

Notes:

First published in Dutch as: Het Land van aankomst. Amsterdam : De Bezige Bij, 2007.

Includes bibligraphical references (pages [355]-376) and name and subject indexes.

ISBN:

9780745649610

9780745649627

0745649610

0745649629

OCLC:

668946691

Publisher Number:

40019601249