Finding Our Way Rethinking Ethnocultural Relations in Canada

Name: Finding Our Way Rethinking Ethnocultural Relations in Canada
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ISBN: 9780195413144

ISBN-10: 0195413148

ISBN-13: 9780195413144

Edition: 1998

Authors: Will Kymlicka

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Many people think that ethnocultural politics in Canada are spiralling out of control, with ever more groups making ever greater demands. This book offers a more balanced and optimistic picture. It argues that we have learned many important lessons about how to accommodate ethnocultural diversity, lessons which can help us tackle the challenges still facing us. The first half of the book examines the situation of ethnic groups formed by immigration to Canada. It argues that the "multicultural" model of integration adopted by the Canadian government in 1971 has worked much better than many people realize, and can be adapted to meet today's new challenges. Accommodating these 'nations within'…

Book details

List price: $72.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/30/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 168
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.06" long x 0.47" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Introduction



The Merits of Multiculturalism



Setting the Record Straight



Putting Multiculturalism into Perspective



Renegotiating the Terms of Integration



The Limits of Tolerance



A Crossroads in Race Relations



Can Multiculturalism Be Extended to Non-Ethnic Groups?



Towards a More Representative Democracy



A Truce in the Multiculturalism Wars?



The Unhappy Marriage of Federalism and Nationalism



Taking Nationalism Seriously



Two Models of Federalism in Canada



Papering Over the Differences



Rethinking English Canada



The Bonds of Social Unity


Conclusion


Appendix


Notes


Index