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Title:

The multiculturalism backlash : European discourses, policies and practices / edited by Steven Vertovec and Susanne Wessendorf.

Publisher:

Routledge,

Copyright Date:

2010

Description:

x, 210 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Multiculturalism--Europe.
Minorities--Government policy--Europe.
Immigrants--Cultural assimilation--Europe.
Europe--Ethnic relations.
Europe--Race relations.

Other Authors:

Vertovec, Steven.
Wessendorf, Susanne, 1973-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction : assessing the backlash against multiculturalism in Europe / Steven Vertovec, Susanne Wessendorf -- The rise and fall of multiculturalism?: new debates on inclusion and accommodation in diverse societies / Will Kymlicka -- British and others: from 'race' to 'faith' / Ralph Grillo -- From toleration to repression: the Dutch backlash against multiculturalism / Baukje Prins, Sawitri Saharso -- "We're not all multiculturalists yet": France swings between hard integration and soft anti-discrimination / Patrick Simon, Valerie Sala Pala -- Denmark versus multiculturalism / Ulf Hedetoft -- Switzerland: a multicultural country without multicultural policies? / Gianni D'Amato -- Germany: integration policy and pluralism in a self-conscious country of immigration / Karen Schönwälder -- Dynamics of diversity in Spain: old questions, new challenges / Ricard Zapata-Barrero -- Multiculturalism: a Canadian defence / David Ley.

Summary:

Multiculturalism has been much questioned across the world in recent years. This is a comprehensive analysis of how this happened and its consequences for our societies.

ISBN:

0203867548 (ebk)
9780203867549 (ebk)
041555649X (pbk)
9780415556491 (pbk)
0415556481 (hc)
9780415556484 (hc)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)320132297

LCCN:

2009018032

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)