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English
Oxford University Press
01 December 2000
The Multiculturalism of Fear argues for a liberal account of multiculturalism which draws on a liberalism of fear like that articulated by Judith Shklar and inspired by Montesquieu. Liberalism should not be centrally concerned either with preserving or with transcending cultural communities, practices, and identities.

Rather, it should focus on mitigating evils such as inter-ethnic civil wars, cruel practices internal to cultural communities, and state violence against ethnic minorities.

This 'multiculturalism of fear' must be grounded in the realities of ethnic politics and ethnic conflict.

It must therefore take seriously the importance which persons feel their ethnic identities and cultural practices to have, without falling into a celebration of cultural belonging.

Levy argues against nationalist and multicultural theories that accord significant moral weight to cultural communities as such.

Yet he also insists that the challenges of life in a multicultural world cannot be met without a recognition of the importance that particularist identities and practices have to individual persons and to social life.

The book applies the multiculturalism of fear to a variety of policy problems confronting multiethnic states.

These include the regulation of sexist practices internal to cultural communities; secession and national self-determination; land rights; customary law; and the symbols and words used by the state, including official apologies.

It draws on cases from such diverse states as Australia, Canada, Israel, India, South Africa, and the United States.

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Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 243mm,  Width: 164mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   1g
ISBN:   9780198297123
ISBN 10:   0198297122
Pages:   278
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Jacob T. Levy, Assistant Professor, Political Science, University of Chicago

Reviews for The Multiculturalism of Fear

`Levy's book offers many interesting ideas about how to deal with the enormous challenges ethnocultural pluralism throws forth in most states. It deserves a wide readership beyond political theory, and should also be studied by international relations scholars, conflict researchers and practitioners, policymakers, and diplomats.' The Global Review of Ethnopolitics `an excellent volume that provides a well-grounded normative theory for a specific approach to multiculturalism, exemplifies and contextualises it so as to make it possible to see the logic in the arguments brought forward in its defence ... it provides useful insights and a reasonable approach to one particular set of normative foundations for accommodating the demands of majorities and minorities, states and ethinic groups.' Stefan Wolff, University of Bath `The Multiculturalism of Fear is undoubtedly another book about multiculturalism, but rather than rehearsing old arguments in a familiar way, it contains a number of important messages and leads the reader to think about the topic in new ways.' Stefan Wolff, University of Bath


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