Description
Book SynopsisIn his major new work Chandran Kukathas offers, for the first time, a book-length treatment of this controversial and influential theory of minority rights. The work is a defence of a form of liberalism and multiculturalism. The general question it tries to answer is: what is the principled basis of a free society marked by cultural diversity and group loyalties? More particularly, it explains whether such a society requires political institutions which recognize minorities; how far it should tolerate such minorities when their ways differ from those of the mainstream community; to what extent political institutions should address injustices suffered by minorities at the hands of the wider society, and also at the hands of the powerful within their own communities; what role, if any, the state should play in the shaping of a society''s (national) identity; and what fundamental values should guide our reflections on these matters. Its main contention is that a free society is an open so
Trade ReviewReview from previous edition ...as an illuminating challenge to contemporary liberalisms, this book succeeds admirably. * Perspectives on Politics 22/09/2004 *
Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. The Liberal Archipelago ; 2. Human Nature and Human Interests ; 3. Freedom of Association and Liberty of Conscience ; 4. Liberal Toleration ; 5. Political Community ; 6. The Cultural Construction of Society ; Conclusion
