Multiculturalism and American democracy / edited by Arthur M. Melzer, Jerry Weinberger, and M. Richard Zinman.

Is it the face of twenty-first-century America or merely a passing intellectual fad? The contributors to this volume address the pros and cons of multiculturalism and explore its relationship with liberal democracy. Offering viewpoints on multiculturalism from the perspectives of political theory, h...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Internet Archive)
Corporate Author: Symposium on Science, Reason, and Modern Democracy
Other Authors: Melzer, Arthur M., Weinberger, Jerry, 1944-, Zinman, M. Richard
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, ℗♭1998.
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Summary:Is it the face of twenty-first-century America or merely a passing intellectual fad? The contributors to this volume address the pros and cons of multiculturalism and explore its relationship with liberal democracy. Offering viewpoints on multiculturalism from the perspectives of political theory, history, philosophy, and fiction, they help to explain what the multiculturalism controversy is about and clarify the concerns it should raise for thoughtful citizens.
Item Description:Essays collected here were delivered as papers at a conference sponsored by the body Symposium on Science, Reason, and Modern Democracy, held in April 1993 at Michigan State University.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 237 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.