Multiculturalism: A Very Short Introduction - Softcover

Rattansi, Ali

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199546037 ISBN 13: 9780199546039

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2011

Synopsis

In this Very Short Introduction, Ali Rattansi provides a balanced assessment of what's true and what's false about multiculturalism. Rattansi provides a useful definition of the word "multiculturalism" and he looks at how the term is used--and misused--in political debate, public policy, and within the educational arena, presenting a balanced and comprehensive view of all the opinions surrounding this controversial subject. Dispelling many myths in the process, he warns of the dangers that lurk in an uncritical endorsement of multiculturalism, and concludes by arguing that the time has come to move on to a form of "interculturalism."

About this title

About the Author

Ali Rattansi is Visiting Professor of Sociology at University College London.

Review

Ali Rattansi has written a highly accessible and academically sound analysis of research outcomes and actual policy measures in Britain and several other West European immigration countries, in particular France and the Netherlands. He argues convincingly that implementing core Western values cannot but lead to a form of multiculturalism, even though most politicians no longer like to give it that name. I highly recommend reading this book. * Han Entzinger, Erasmus University Rotterdam * Anyone seeking an authoritative analysis of multiculturalism need look no further than this book. Comparative in nature, sophisticated yet accessible, it demolishes the myths that opponents have created around multicultural policies. The author also provides an incisive contribution to where the debate about such poicies should move in the future. * Professor Lord Anthony Giddens *

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0199546037
• ISBN 13: 9780199546039
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 184