This text collects together the most important contemporary articles on the rights of minority cultures. While drawing on particular case studies, the articles focus on the more general theoretical and normative issues raised by the accommodation of cultural differences. The authors come from a variety of countries and disciplines and reflect a wide range of opinion. Topics include the nature and value of cultural membership, models of cultural pluralism, individual and group rights, minority representation, immigration and secession. A new and substantial essay by Will Kymlicka outlines the major issues and perspectives raised in the articles, and places them in the context of contemporary debates in political theory. The book also includes a guide to further reading for students and researchers working in the field. It is intended for scholars and students of political theory, political philosophy, legal philosophy, public policy, social policy, ethnic studies, law and cultural studies.
Reviews
Presents sixteen essays representative of the debate, with an introduction and a very useful guide to further reading by Kymlicka. It is the first such reader of the new debate to become available and will be an essential resource for those new to the topics and to the student courses that have sprung up and will proliferate. * Tariq Modood, Political Quarterly *
This book provides an excellent collection of articles focusing on the most important issues confronting multiethnic and multinational societies today ... It is sorely needed in the literature and provides a brilliant examination of the diverse issues involving ethnocultural and multicultural groups in our Western democracies. * Subhas Ramcharan, Canadian Public Policy *
This collection of essays has been brought together by the distinguished political theorist Will Kymlicka, to promote better theoretical understanding of the issues underlying the recent upsurge in ethnic and national consciousness and conflict. * Patrick Thornberry, International Affairs *



Book Information
ISBN 9780198781011
Author Will Kymlicka
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 614g
Dimensions(mm) 233mm * 156mm * 22mm