Multiculturalism rethought : interpretations, diemmas and new directions : essays in honour of Bhikhu Parekh / edited by Varun Uberoi and Tariq Modood.

Papers originally presented at a symposium to honor Bhikhu Parekh's contributions to the political theory of multiculturalism.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Title page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; List of Contributors ; Introduction -- Parekhian Multiculturalism ; PART I Interpreting Parekh ; 1 Situating Parekh's Multiculturalism: Bhikhu Parekh and Twentieth-Century British Political Theory ; 2 Gandhi, Intercultural Dialogue and Global Ethics: An Interpretive Commentary on Bhikhu Parekh's Work; 3 National Identities and Moving Beyond Conservative and Liberal Nationalism ; PART II Elucidating and Addressing Multicultural Dilemmas ; 4 At the Borders of Otherness: Tracing Feminism through Bhikhu Parekh's Multiculturalism.

5 Liberty, Equality and Accommodation 6 Parekh's Multiculturalism and Secularism: Religions in Political Life ; 7 Identity, Values and the Law ; PART III New Directions ; 8 The Essentialist Critique of Multiculturalism: Theories, Policies, Ethos ; 9 Beyond Rules and Rights: Multiculturalism and the Inclusion of Immigrants ; 10 Multiculturalism and the Public Sphere ; 11 Can Democracy be Multicultural? Can Multiculturalism be Democratic? ; 12 Interculturalism, Multiculturalism ; 13 Rethinking Multiculturalism, Interculturalisms and the Majority ; Index.

A selection of the leading theorists of multiculturalism revisit aspects of Parekh's work both to underline its continuing importance and the ongoing vitality of multiculturalist theory.

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