Multiculturalism in the British Commonwealth : Comparative Perspectives on Theory and Practice / Mark Bevir, Richard T. Ashcroft.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ashcroft, Richard T., Editor.

Bevir, Mark, Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multiculturalism--Commonwealth countries--20th century.

Multiculturalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 299 pages) : illustrations; PDF, digital file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

University of California Press 2019

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. Multiculturalism as a distinct form of liberal-democratic governance gained widespread acceptance after World War II, but in recent years this consensus has been fractured. Multiculturalism in the British Commonwealth examines cultural diversity across the postwar Commonwealth, situating modern multiculturalism in its national, international, and historical contexts. Bringing together practitioners from across the humanities and social sciences to explore the legal, political, and philosophical issues involved, these essays address common questions: What is postwar multiculturalism? Why did it come about? How have social actors responded to it? In addition to chapters on Australia, Britain, Canada, and New Zealand, this volume also covers India, Malaysia, Nigeria, Singapore, and Trinidad, tracing the historical roots of contemporary dilemmas back to the intertwined legacies of imperialism and liberalism. In so doing it demonstrates that multiculturalism has implications that stretch far beyond its current formulations in public and academic discourse.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. What is Postwar Multiculturalism in Theory and Practice?

2. British Multiculturalism after Empire: Immigration, Nationality, and Citizenship

3. Accentuating Multicultural Britishness: An Open or Closed Activity?

4. Multiculturalism in a Context of Minority Nationalism and Indigenous Rights: The Canadian Case

5. Australia's "Liberal Nationalist" Multiculturalism

6. Multiculturalism, Biculturalism, and National Identity in Aotearoa / New Zealand

7. Multiculturalism in India: An Exception?

8. Secularism in India: A "Gandhian" Approach

9. Contesting Multiculturalism: Federalism and Unitarism in Late Colonial Nigeria

10. Arrested Multiculturalisms: Race, Capitalism, and State Formation in Malaysia and Singapore

11. The Cunning of Multiculturalism: A Perspective from the Caribbean

12. Comparative Perspectives on the Theory and Practice of Multiculturalism: Lessons from the Commonwealth

Bibliography

List of Contributors

Index

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://www.degruyter.com/dg/page/open-access-policy

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Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9780520299320

0520299329

OCLC:

1129149544

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access