- Multiculturalism without Culture
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Multiculturalism without Culture Author(s) Anne Phillips Country United Kingdom Language English Subject(s) Multiculturalism, Feminism, Political Philosophy Genre(s) Non-fiction Publisher Princeton University Press Publication date May 21, 2007 Media type Hardback Pages 216 pp ISBN ISBN 978-0-691-12944-0 (Hardback) OCLC Number 71275406 Dewey Decimal 305.4809182/1 22 LC Classification HQ1161 .P452 2007 Multiculturalism without Culture is a book written by Anne Phillips. The topic of multiculturalism is explored by Phillips with reference to such subjects as Feminism, Anthropology, Political Theory, Law, and Philosophy. Her inspiration to write the book stemmed from the contrasting concerns of multiculturalism challenging the rights of women and feminism encroaching upon the well-being of cultures. While Phillips presents many different perspectives on multiculturalism, her general argument in the book can be summed up as: “It is time for elaborating a version of multiculturalism that dispenses with reified notions of culture, engages more ruthlessly with cultural stereotypes, and refuses to subordinate the rights and interests of women to the supposed traditions of their culture.”[1]
Summary
In the book, Phillips elaborates on the idea of a multiculturalism without culture. In this model, the conception of culture as unchanging and domineering (A view that Phillips argues is held by many governments and people alike) is disposed in favor of the idea that culture is fluid and that the individual in the culture, not the culture group itself, has rights and is the most important element. A central part of her theory rests on the idea that people in minority cultures have autonomy. Her discussion weighs many different perspectives on multiculturalism provided by an array of modern writers on the subject. She consistently keeps feminist theory as a primary foundation from which she structures her arguments. The book ends with her vouching for the increasing of consultative services for minority groups and increase of dialogue between them and governments.
Notes
- ^ P.72, Multiculturalism without Culture
See also
- Anne Phillips
- Will Kymlicka
- Bhikhu Parekh
- Islamic dress controversy in Europe
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