Ebook: Multiculturalism Rethought: Interpretations, Dilemmas and New Directions

Explores contemporary multicultural dilemmas through the lens of Bhikhu Parekh’s political thought

Read and download the Preface by Tariq Modood and the Introduction by Varun Uberoi for free (pdf)

Bhikhu Parekh’s work is widely regarded as amongst the most original and significant contributions to the political theory of multiculturalism. In this book, a selection of leading theorists of multiculturalism revisit aspects of Parekh’s work both to underline its continuing importance and the ongoing vitality of multiculturalist theory. Some contributors locate Parekh in the tradition of British pluralism or as inspired by Gandhi; some apply his theory to a range of controversial contemporary multicultural dilemmas; and others extend it in new directions.

Multiculturalism Rethought is essential reading for students and scholars of multiculturalism. Or, if you think multiculturalism no longer has anything to offer, this book may lead you to reconsider.

Find out more

• Read and download the Preface by Tariq Modood and the Introduction by Varun Uberoi for free (pdf)
• 'Multiculturalism Isn’t a Dirty Word' – read the blog post by Varun Uberoi on the Edinburgh University Press blog

About the Contributors

Benjamin R. Barber, Senior Research Scholar, The Graduate Center, CUNY; Founder of the Interdependence Movement; Walt Whitman Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University

Rajeev Bhargava, Senior Fellow and Director, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi

Joseph H. Carens, Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto

Andrew Gamble, Professor of Politics and a Fellow of Queen’s College, University of Cambridge

Peter Jones, Professor of Political Philosophy, University of Newcastle

Paul Kelly, Pro-director and Professor of Political Theory, London School of Economics

Will Kymlicka, Canada Research Chair in Political Philosophy, Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada

Tariq Modood, Professor of Sociology, Politics and Public Policy, University of Bristol; Founding Director of the Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship

Monica Mookherjee, Senior Lecturer in Political Philosophy, Keele University, UK

Thomas Pantham, former Professor of Political Science, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara

Raymond Plant, Professor of Jurisprudence and Philosophy, Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London; Professor of Jurisprudence and Philosophy, University of Tallinn

Charles Taylor, professor emeritus of philosophy, McGill University

Varun Uberoi, Lecturer in Political Theory and Public Policy, Brunel University