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020			_a9780198075035
082			_a305.800954 ACC
100			_aMahajan, Gurpreet (ed.)
245		0	_aAccommodating diversity: ideas and institutional practices
260			_aNew Delhi
260			_bOUP
260			_c2011
300			_a340p
365			_b750
365			_dRS
520			_aHow does the presence of diversity impact our understanding of society and formulation of adequate policies? This collection examines the Indian experience of diversity by delineating the policies and institutional arrangements that have been designed to accommodate different kinds of diversities, and highlighting the problems that the chosen path has yielded. The issues being examined include the Uniform Civil Code, the State's patronage of languages, affirmative action in educational institutions, and minority participation in electoral politics. So far, the notion of multiculturalism has been addressed by theories that have emerged from Western societies. This volume marks a step in the direction of rethinking such questions in the Indian context.
650			_aMulticulturalism
942			_cB _2ddc