{"product_id":"paradoxes-of-liberal-democracy-9780691161105","title":"Paradoxes of Liberal Democracy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2005, twelve cartoons mocking the prophet Mohammed appeared in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, igniting a political firestorm over demands by some Muslims that the claims of their religious faith take precedence over freedom of expression. Given the explosive reaction from Middle Eastern governments, Muslim clerics, and some Danish politic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2015 \"This fascinating book addresses a fundamental problem of immense importance for current social and political life in a functioning Western democracy. Starting from the cartoon crisis that highlighted the clash of democratic values and Muslim fundamentalism, the authors employ a rich combination of qualitative and survey research methods to examine the responses of Danes that puzzled observers... This study, rich in empirical evidence on the Danish example, provides insight into how other Western democracies could learn to better relations with immigrant minorities in their countries.\"--Choice \"The analysis presented in this book is structured well, clearly organized and argued, and deeply rooted in survey and experimental empirical data. The authors build a persuasive argument out of relatively basic but solid quantitative evidence, and thus the book should be an accessible read at either the undergraduate or graduate level.\"--Kelley Strawn, American Journal of Sociology \"The book's perspective is enticing, not to say timely... The book's effort to overcome the clash of values between Islam and the West is quite laudable.\"--Jocelyne Cesari, Journal of Church and State\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations ix  Preface xiii  Chapter 1 Introduction 1  Chapter 2 A Clash of Rights 10  Chapter 3 The Covenant Paradox 52  Chapter 4 Flash Point: The Ideological Bases of Anti-immigration Politics 82  Chapter 5 The Concept of Inclusive Tolerance 117  Chapter 6 The Democratic Impulse 141  Appendix A Timeline of the Cartoon Crisis 155  Appendix B Description of the Main Data Set 157  Appendix C Comparison of Respondents from the Height and Aftermath of the Crisis 159  Appendix D Scaling and Measurement of Core Variables 163  References 167  Index 177","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403804746071,"sku":"9780691161105","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691161105.jpg?v=1730484598","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/paradoxes-of-liberal-democracy-9780691161105","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}