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082			_a306 WAT
100			_aWatson, C W.
245		0	_aMulticulturalism: concepts in the social sciences
260			_aNew Delhi
260			_bViva Books
260			_c2002
300			_a124p.
365			_b 135.00
365			_dRS
520			_aMulticultural and multiculturalism are words frequently used to describe the ethnic diversity that exists everywhere in the world today. 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. The result is a concise and balanced overview of a topic within wide appeal across undergraduate and postgraduate courses from sociology and politics to cultural studies and anthropology.
650			_aCulture
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