Multicultural Politics by Tariq Modood
Muslims have come to be perceived as the Other that is most threatening to British society. This book argues that what begins as a narrative of racial exclusion and black-white division has been complicated by cultural racism, Islamophobia and an unexpected challenge to secular modernity.
Tariq Modood has been the leading British Muslim voice in debates around national identity, racism, ethnicity, multiculturalism and citizenship over the last decade, and his new volume, Multicultural Politics, showcases a felicitous blend of theoretical insight, policy-oriented practicality, and subversive common senseOne of the most respected thinkers on ethnic minority experiences in Britain. His book offers hope for British and pluralistic educators worldwide. Since the Salman Rushdie affair in 1989, Tariq Modood has established himself as one of the foremost commentators on minority ethnic affairs in Britain. Multicultural Politics is a very welcome and timely collection of selections from his work, 1990-2003. ... Multicultural Politics is an important book and unlike anything else currently available. -- Sean McLoughlin, University of Leeds Over the years Tariq Modood has emerged as one of the foremost theorists of British multiculturalism. His writings are marked by penetrating theoretical insights and good practical sense. These virtues are fully on display in this splendid book. -- Professor Lord Bhikhu Parekh Tariq Modood has been the leading British Muslim voice in debates around national identity, racism, ethnicity, multiculturalism and citizenship over the last decade, and his new volume, Multicultural Politics, showcases a felicitous blend of theoretical insight, policy-oriented practicality, and subversive common sense. One of the most respected thinkers on ethnic minority experiences in Britain. His book offers hope for British and pluralistic educators worldwide. Since the Salman Rushdie affair in 1989, Tariq Modood has established himself as one of the foremost commentators on minority ethnic affairs in Britain. Multicultural Politics is a very welcome and timely collection of selections from his work, 1990-2003. ... Multicultural Politics is an important book and unlike anything else currently available. Over the years Tariq Modood has emerged as one of the foremost theorists of British multiculturalism. His writings are marked by penetrating theoretical insights and good practical sense. These virtues are fully on display in this splendid book.
Tariq Modood is Professor of Sociology, Politics and Public Policy and the founding Director of the Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship at the University of Bristol. He is a Fellow of the British Academy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780748621729 |
| ISBN 10 | 0748621725 |
| Title | Multicultural Politics |
| Author | Tariq Modood |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
| Year published | 2005-03-15 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
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