| Description |
viii, 237 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Essays collected here were delivered as papers at a conference sponsored by the body Symposium on Science, Reason, and Modern Democracy, held in April 1993 at Michigan State University. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. From pluralism to multiculturalism: Is assimilation dead? / Nathan Glazer. The limits of pluralism / K. Anthony Appiah. Meanings for multiculturalism / C. Vann Woodward. Boutique multiculturalism / Stanley Fish -- pt. 2. Multiculturalism and the principles of democracy: Constitutionalism and multiculturalism / Walter Berns. Majoritarian democracy and cultural minorities / Bernard Boxill. Democratic multiculturalism / Wilson Carey McWilliams. The virtues of multiculturalism / Anne Norton. Multiculturalism and American liberal democracy / James Ceaser. Liberal democracy, universalism, and multiculturalism / Marc F. Plattner -- pt. 3. Multiculturalism and civic education: Civic education in a changing society / Linda Chavez. Multiculturalism and civic education / Lorraine Pangle -- pt. 4. Multiculturalism and the arts: What is a classic? / J.M. Coetzee. Fiction: the power of lies / Mario Vargas Llosa. |
| Subject |
Democracy -- United States -- Congresses.
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Multiculturalism -- United States -- Congresses.
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Cultural pluralism -- United States -- Congresses.
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| Added Author |
Melzer, Arthur M.
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Weinberger, Jerry, 1944-
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Zinman, M. Richard.
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Symposium on Science, Reason, and Modern Democracy.
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| ISBN |
0700608818 cloth alkaline paper |
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0700608826 paperback alkaline paper |
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