The crisis of multiculturalism in Europe - Chin, Rita C-K
a history
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"From the influx of immigrants in the 1950s to contemporary worries about refugees and terrorism, The Crisis of Multiculturalism in Europe examines the historical development of multiculturalism on the Continent. Rita Chin argues that there were few efforts to institute state-sponsored policies of multiculturalism, and those that emerged were pronounced failures virtually from their inception. She shows that today's crisis of support for cultural pluralism isn't new but actually has its roots in the 1980s. Chin looks at the touchstones of European multiculturalism, from the urgent need for laborers after World War II to the public furor over the publication of The Satanic Verses and the question of French girls wearing headscarves to school. While many Muslim immigrants had lived in Europe for decades, in the 1980s they came to be defined by their religion and the public's preoccupation with gender relations. Acceptance of sexual equality became the critical gauge of Muslims' compatibility with Western values...
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2017Uitgever: Princeton University Press363 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0691164266ISBN-13: 9780691164267Koop dit boek tweedehands
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[Auteur: Chin, Rita] [Pagina's: 363] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Princeton University Press] [Jaar: 2017] [Titel: The Crisis of Multiculturalism in Europe: A History]
