{"product_id":"multiculturalism-reconsidered-culture-and-equality-and-its-critics-paperback","title":"Multiculturalism Reconsidered: 'Culture and Equality' and Its Critics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan multiculturalists be egalitarians and should egalitarians be multiculturalists? Is the absence of cultural recognition an injustice in the same way as the absence of individual rights or basic resources? These are some of the questions considered in this wide-ranging series of essays inspired by the political philosopher Brian Barry. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Multiculturalist political theorists and policy-makers argue that liberal egalitarianism fails to take seriously the role of culture and group identity in defining harms and cases of injustice. Because liberal egalitarians adopt a culturally neutral account of what principles and institutions of justice should distribute, they ignore an important way in which these norms actually reinforce injustice rather than eradicate it. A whole host of thinkers have used liberal egalitarianism's neutrality on issues of culture to criticize contemporary theories of justice. This multicultural challenge to liberal egalitarianism has recently received a forceful response from Barry in his book Culture and Equality. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Drawing on an international cast from Britain, the USA, Canada and Australia, Multiculturalism Reconsidered puts Barry's challenge to the test. With contributions from Chandran Kukathas, James Tully, Bhikhu Parekh, Susan Mendus and Ian Shapiro, amongst others, and a response from Brian Barry, this book ranges widely over the issues raised by multiculturalism and egalitarianism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This book will prove an indispensable resource for all those who wish to locate themselves in debates about equality, culture, identity and group rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan multiculturalists be egalitarians and should egalitarians be multiculturalists? Is the absence of cultural recognition an injustice in the same way as the absence of individual rights or basic resources? These are some of the questions considered in this wide-ranging series of essays inspired by the political philosopher Brian Barry. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMulticulturalist political theorists and policy-makers argue that liberal egalitarianism fails to take seriously the role of culture and group identity in defining harms and cases of injustice. Because liberal egalitarians adopt a culturally neutral account of what principles and institutions of justice should distribute, they ignore an important way in which these norms actually reinforce injustice rather than eradicate it. A whole host of thinkers have used liberal egalitarianism's neutrality on issues of culture to criticize contemporary theories of justice. This multicultural challenge to liberal egalitarianism has recently received a forceful response from Barry in his book Culture and Equality.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on an international cast from Britain, the USA, Canada and Australia, Multiculturalism Reconsidered puts Barry's challenge to the test. With contributions from Chandran Kukathas, James Tully, Bhikhu Parekh, Susan Mendus and Ian Shapiro, amongst others, and a response from Brian Barry, this book ranges widely over the issues raised by multiculturalism and egalitarianism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book will prove an indispensable resource for all those who wish to locate themselves in debates about equality, culture, identity and group rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Political Theory at the London School of Economics and Political Science\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 8.56 x 6.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 13, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131899678855,"sku":"9780745627946","price":50.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/712eacf9c53b140f3242ae457b537ca5.webp?v=1732622214","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/multiculturalism-reconsidered-culture-and-equality-and-its-critics-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}