America Firsthand, Volume One by Robert D Marcus
In this collection, several distinguished political philosophers consider alternative models of the recognition of diverse cultures and the significance of cultural and national identity within democratic societies. The impact of this recognition for conceptions of citizenship and the supposed neutrality of the democratic state is examined, in the framework of economic and political globalization on the one hand, and the widespread assertion of cultural and ethnic differences on the other. The tension between the recognition of diverse cultures and universal frameworks of human rights is discussed, as are the idea of national self-determination and the new forms of democratic and civic institutions that may be required in order to deal with present political conflicts.
David Burner is Professor of History at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is the author of John F. Kennedy and a New Generation, Herbert Hoover: A Public Life, and The Politics of Provincialism: The Democratic Party in Transition, 1918-1932.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780312446451 |
| ISBN 10 | 0312446454 |
| Title | America Firsthand, Volume One |
| Author | Robert D Marcus |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bedford/St. Martin's |
| Year published | 2006-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
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