Multicultural Politics of Recognition and Postcolonial Citizenship - Rethinking the Nation

Informationen zum Autor Rachel Busbridge is a Research Associate of the Thesis Eleven Centre for Cultural Sociology at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. Klappentext Adding to a burgeoning literature on the relations between the postcolonial and the multicultural, this book examines claims for recognition of cultural difference from postcolonial migrants and Indigenous minorities, highlighting the ways in which they intersect with ideas of the nation. Zusammenfassung Adding to a burgeoning literature on the relations between the postcolonial and the multicultural, this book examines claims for recognition of cultural difference from postcolonial migrants and Indigenous minorities, highlighting the ways in which they intersect with ideas of the nation. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Rethinking the nation: Between recognition and postcolonial politics 2 Conceptualising nation: Discourse, democracy and postcolonial debate 3 Postcolonial politics of recognition? 4 Contingent universals and shifting particulars: Reorienting recognition struggles 5 Beyond clashing civilisations: Muslim revisions of recognition in popular culture 6 Aboriginal Australians and recognition politics: Reconciliation, apology, sovereignty 7 Thinking postcolonial citizenship

Product details

• Authors: Rachel Busbridge, Rachel (Freie Universitat Berlin Busbridge
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9781138659728
• ISBN: 978-1-138-65972-8
• No. of pages: 202
• Series: Postcolonial Politics; Postcolonial Politics
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Ethnic Studies, Sociology, Popular Culture, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Nationalism, Colonialism & imperialism, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Social issues & processes, Colonialism and imperialism, Social and ethical issues, Civil rights & citizenship, Civics and citizenship