Boundaries of Citizenship

Race, Ethnicity and Nationality in the Liberal State

Szerző: Jeff Spinner-Halev

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Kötés: Puha kötésű

Kiadó: Johns Hopkins University Press

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Liberalism has traditionally been equated with protecting the rights of the individual. But how does...

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Szerző

Jeff Spinner-Halev

Nyelv

Angol

Kötés

Könyv - Puha kötésű

Kiadva

1995

oldal

272

EAN

9780801852398

Enbook ID

04708624

Kiadó

Johns Hopkins University Press

Súly

369

Méretek

152 x 229 x 15

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Liberalism has traditionally been equated with protecting the rights of the individual. But how does this protection affect the cultural identity of these individuals? In The Boundaries of Citizenship Jeff Spinner addresses this question by examining distinctive racial, ethnic, and national groups whose identities may be transformed in liberal society. Focusing on the Amish, Hasidic Jews, and African Americans in the United States and on the Quebecois in Canada, Spinner explores the paradox of how liberal values such as equality and individual autonomy-which members of cultural groups often fight to attain-can lead to the unexpected transformation of the group's identity. Spinner shows how liberalism fosters this transformation by encouraging the dispersal of the group's cultural practices throughout society. He examines why groups that reject the liberal values of equality and autonomy are the most successful at retaining their distinctive cultural identity. He finds, however, that these groups also fit-albeit uneasily-in the liberal state. Spinner concludes that citizens are benefitted more than harmed by liberalism's tendency to alter cultural boundaries. The Boundaries of Citizenship is a timely look at how cultural identities are formed and transformed-and why the political implications of this process are so important. The book will be of interest to readers in a broad range of academic disciplines, including political science, law, history, sociology, and cultural studies.

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