Identity in Democracy

Name: Identity in Democracy
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ISBN: 9780691120409

ISBN-10: 0691120404

ISBN-13: 9780691120409

Edition: 2003

Authors: Amy Gutmann

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Written by one of America's leading political thinkers, this is a book about the good, the bad, and the ugly of identity politics.Amy Gutmann rises above the raging polemics that often characterize discussions of identity groups and offers a fair-minded assessment of the role they play in democracies. She addresses fundamental questions of timeless urgency while keeping in focus their relevance to contemporary debates: Do some identity groups undermine the greater democratic good and thus their own legitimacy in a democratic society? Even if so, how is a democracy to fairly distinguish between groups such as the KKK on the one hand and the NAACP on the other? Should democracies exempt…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 9/5/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.13" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Identity Politics



The Claims of Cultural Identity Groups



The Value of Voluntary Groups



Identification by Ascription



Is Religious Identity Special?


Conclusion: Integrating Identity in Democracy


Notes


Index