About this title: A new edition of the highly acclaimed book "Multiculturalism and "The Politics of Recognition,"" this paperback brings together an even wider range of leading philosophers and social scientists to probe the political controversy surrounding multiculturalism. Charles Taylor's initial inquiry, which considers whether the institutions of liberal democratic government make room - or should make room - for recognizing the worth of distinctive cultural traditions, remains the centerpiece of this discussion. It is now joined by Jurgen Habermas' extensive essay on the issues of recognition and the ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr
Date Published: 1994-08-22
ISBN-13:9780691037790ISBN:0691037795
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Edition: Reprinting
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Princeton University Press, Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780691037790ISBN:0691037795
Description: Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 8th reprinting. Large paperback. Text has maybe a handful(or two) hi-lighted passages. Book is in an otherwise good to good+ condition. Front cover is starting to curl up. read more
Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN-13:9780691037790ISBN:0691037795
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Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN-13:9780691037790ISBN:0691037795
Description: Fair. 0691037795 TITLE: MulticulturalismAUTHOR: Taylor, CharlesISBN 10: 0691037795ISBN 13: 9780691037790BINDING: PaperbackPUBLICATION DATE: 1994PAGES: 175DESCRIPTION: This volume will have extensive marking/highlighting and-or bent pages and-or dinged pages/corners and-or weak/broken hinges and-or library stickers, stamps, or pouches and-or mildew and-or water damage. This volume will be usable but won't be pretty. read more
Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780691037790ISBN:0691037795
Description: Very Good. 0691037795 Pub date: 1994. Condition: Very Good. Has some shelf wear highlighting, underlining & or writing. Great used condition. We are a tested and proven company with over 400, 000 satisfied customers since 1997. Choose expedited shipping for much faster deliver. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Pri
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780691037790ISBN:0691037795
Description: New. Brings together a range of leading philosophers and social scientists to probe the political controversy surrounding multiculturalism. This work features K Anthony Appiah's commentary on the tensions between personal and collective identities, such as... read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780691037790ISBN:0691037795
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Very good to fine copy with no internal markings and clean pages. Unread like new copy. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 192 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: New. Charles Taylor's initial inquiry, which considers whether the institutions of liberal democratic government make room-or should make room-for recognizing the worth of distinctive cultural traditions, remains the centerpiece of this discussion. read more
Edition: Expanded Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780691037790ISBN:0691037795
Description: Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 175 pages including index. "Brings together a wide range of leading philosophers and social scientists to probe the political controversy surrounding multiculturalism. "-from back cover. Average wear. Considerable markings and high-lighting to contents. Solid working copy. read more
"The book focuses on the demand for recongnition of minorities in a multicultural state. Charles Taylor also refers to the historical origins in modern thought. It's a pleading in favour of otherness, in favour of understanding minorities, in favour of freedom, of education... The discussion starts with Taylor's text and then all the other essays comment upon his ideas. I was really amused by Saul Bellow's ethnocentricity: "When Zulus produce a Tolstoy we will read him." (This appears quoted in several essays in the book) Well, there are many "Zulus" in Canada who produced original works. Maybe they cannot compete with Tolstoy, but everyone brings something NEW. Exclussivistic attitudes ruin the charm of literary enrichment and literary communication. I would say that the solution would be a "willingness to be open to comparative cultural study of the kind that must displace our horizons in the resulting fusions" (p. 73). The book cannot be read in a hurry, but with a pencil in hand, underlining. I cannot give it 5 stars as I consider it doesn't treat all the aspects risen by multiculturalism, multiculturalism doesn't appear well-defined and we don't have many exemplifications for the ideas found in the book. However I must admit that for those studying Canada and its policies, this book is a MUST."
"yada yada. normally wouldn't touch something like this. left these books on the mudd reserve room shelves a few years ago. however the introductory summary, running through the contributors' arguments, appealed to me: a few of the essays describe problems which i've been worrying about for a long time.
so, um, we're all thrown together, different colors, creeds, degrees of modernization / civilization. and we all seem to be clamoring to have our unique racial or cultural heritages not simply tolerated but embraced, even celebrated in the public square. but by whom, and toward what end? the state, with the idea of making us all get along? proactively by our fellow citizens, for the sake a purer mutual engagement, free of the coercive nudging of the state? who sets such standards and enforces them? and here's the biggie for me: what happens when a cultural tradition violates the ground rules of modern/secular/liberal/western life -- which form of tolerance do we then privilege? muslim women walking through our cities alongside college coeds doing their best to expose themselves, and even moreso paris london berlin etc., in head to toe veils, even the whites of their eyes obscured, come to mind.
anyhoww these things all concern me and are, at least, articulated well by the essays collected in this book. but that's where it ends. this is an academic book for an academic audience and thus it is not in the business of offering practicable solutions to these issues or anything ever in any context."
"It has Charles Taylor's initial 'Multiculturalism' essay in it followed by essays by various academics discussing the virtues and vices of Taylor's ideas. Smart book and a fairly easy read."
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