Acknowledgements viii
Second Edition Acknowledgements x
1 Is Multiculturalism Appropriate for the Twenty-first Century? 1
2 A Liberal’s Bias 20
3 Difference, Multi and Equality 34
4 Liberal Citizenship and Secularism 58
5 Multiculturalism and Essentialism 80
6 Multicultural Citizenship 108
7 The Strange Non-Death of Multiculturalism 144
8 Multiculturalism and the ‘Crisis of Secularism’ 168
Notes 188
References 204
Index 230
Tariq Modood is Professor of Sociology, Politics and Public Policy and Director of the University Research Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship at the University of Bristol, and the Founding Editor of Ethnicities (Sage).
“This book is a treat for intellectuals and activists who are
interested in questions related to religious and civic equality in
the modern world. It is a closely argued work on the attack of
Multiculturalism in Western Europe but as Modood points out, these
nation-states seem to actually practice multiculturalism while they
present themselves in terms of ‘muscular liberalism’.”
Journal of Intercultural Studies
"Rich, stimulating, and helpful in the sense that it allows the
reader to understand the background of current political
discussions about multiculturalism."
LSE Review of Books
"At a moment when many declare multiculturalism to be dead, Tariq
Modood shows that it is actually quite alive and explains why it
deserves to be so. The first edition of this book was excellent,
and the second is even better. Multiculturalism is sociologically
detailed, theoretically rich and highly accessible."
Joseph H. Carens, University of Toronto
"This important book is an authoritative and subtle analysis as
well as a robust and well argued defence of multiculturalism. It
cuts through much conceptual fog surrounding the subject, and shows
why multiculturalism in some form is a necessary precondition of
social cohesion."
Lord Bhikhu Parekh, University of Westminster
"Multiculturalism is, in my view, the best introduction to what has
become a central concern of contemporary liberal politics. More
than that, it is a significant contribution to the ongoing debate
on the acceptable limits of cultural difference in a democracy.
Well-informed on questions of crucial fact, skilled in the
deployment of relevant social theory, Modood has given us an
important book that should be read carefully by everyone who wants
to think sanely about our plural societies."
Talal Asad, CUNY Graduate Center, New York
Modood’s important and challenging book is a much needed voice of
caution in the headlong rush to abandon multiculturalism and all it
stands for. There is much that critics of multiculturalism can and
must learn from this book. It should also be compulsory reading for
all engaged in British political life.
Paul Kelly, London School of Economics and Political Science
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