The Future of Multicultural Britain : : Confronting the Progressive Dilemma / / Pathik Pathak.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Pathak, Pathik,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (224 p.)

GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748635450');Global politics are deeply affected by issues surrounding cultural identity. Profound cultural diversity has made national majorities increasingly anxious and democratic governments are under pressure to address those anxieties. Multiculturalism - once heralded as the insignia of a tolerant society - is now blamed for encouraging segregation and harbouring extremism.Pathik Pathak makes a convincing case for a new progressive politics that confronts these concerns. Drawing on fascinating comparisons between Britain and India, he shows how the global Left has been hamstrung by a compulsion for insular identity politics and a stubborn attachment to cultural indifference. He argues that to combat this, cultural identity must be placed at the centre of the political system.Written in a lively style, this book will engage anyone with an interest in the future of our multicultural society.Key FeaturesTakes Britain and India as comparative case studies of two multicultural democraciesSurveys new directions for the progressive Left following the demise of multiculturalismChallenges what the progressive position on cultural identity should entail"

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary of Indian Terms -- Introduction -- 1. The Trouble with David Goodhart’s Britain: Liberalism’s Slide towards Majoritarianism -- 2. Saffron Semantics: The Struggle to Define Hindu Nationalism -- 3. Spilling the Clear Red Water: How we Got from New Times to New Liberalism -- 4. The Blame Game: Recriminations from the Indian Left -- 5. Making a Case for Multiculture: From the ‘Politics of Piety’ to the Politics of the Secular? -- Conclusion -- Index