Description
What was Multiculturalism? is a timely account of a socio-political theory that has featured in public debate in the West for the past forty years. Vijay Mishra offers both a compendium as well as a critique of multicultural theory in its diverse forms-from the politics of recognition, consensus, tolerance and the need for an inclusive community, to questions about the moral order, the invasive force of religious absolutism and the spectres of racism, injustice and scapegoating.
Through a series of critical reflections, Mishra offers a detached, honest bold and uncompromised reading of some of the most influential texts on multiculturalism, with a view to establishing the historical moments in the field.
About the Author
Vijay Mishra is a professor of English Literature and an Australian Research Council Professorial Fellow at Murdoch University. He has published major books on Gothic, Australian, postcolonial and diaspora literatures, devotional poetics and Indian cinema.
Book Information
ISBN 9780522861273
Author Vijay Mishra
Format Paperback
Page Count 252
Imprint Melbourne University Press
Publisher Melbourne University Press
Weight(grams) 320g
Dimensions(mm) 211mm * 141mm * 14mm