The Claims of Culture by Seyla Benhabib
Maintaining that cultures are themselves torn by conflicts about their own boundaries, this book challenges the assumption shared by many theorists and activists that cultures are clearly defined wholes. It offers insight to those who strive to bridge the gap between the theory and practice of cultural politics in the twenty-first century.
"Seyla Benhabib's book presents a subtly defined, vigorously argued universalist position in democratic theory, one that nevertheless accommodates (and essentially integrates) varieties of multiculturalismIt is especially notable for going beyond the trite oppositions between the politics of cultural identity and the theory of deliberative democracy." - Amelie Rorty, Brandeis University; "Reading this book was a deeply satisfying experience. Benhabib's model of democracy is firmly rooted in a systematic and well-developed moral theory, and her policy recommendations are informed both by extensive philosophical reflection and by her uncompromising commitment to individual identity." - Alison Jaggar, University of Colorado
Seyla Benhabib is Eugene Meyer Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at Yale University. Her books include "Transformations of Citizenship (The Spinoza Lectures), The Reluctant Modernism of Hannah Arendt", and "Situating the Self". Among the volumes she has edited are "Democracy and Difference" (Princeton) and "Feminism as Critique"
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691048635 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691048630 |
| Title | The Claims of Culture |
| Author | Seyla Benhabib |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 2002-08-25 |
| Number of pages | 280 |
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