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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Sarah Song |
| ISBN: | 9780521874878 0521874874 9780521697590 052169759X |
| OCLC Number: | 85783269 |
| Awards: | American Political Science Association Ralph J. Bunche Award, 2008. |
| Description: | xiii, 198 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- The problem of internal minorities -- Reframing the debate -- Justice and the claims of culture -- Outline of the book -- pt. 1 -- 2. The concept of culture in political theory -- Culture as an "irreducibly social good" -- Culture as a "primary good" -- The structure of identity -- The constructivist challenge -- 3. Justice and multiculturalism : an egalitarian argument for cultural accommodation -- Why equality? -- Rights-respecting accommodationism -- Present discrimination -- Historical injustice -- State establishment of culture -- The role of deliberation -- pt. 2 -- 4 . The "cultural defense" in American criminal law -- "Marriage by capture" and the law of rape -- "Wife murder" and the doctrine of provocation -- A qualified defense of the "cultural defense" -- Potential boomerang effects -- Conclusion -- 5. Tribal sovereignty and the Santa Clara Pueblo case -- Tribal sovereignty and the gendered rules of tribal membership -- The state's role in the politics of tradition formation -- Intercultural congruence and the accommodation of tribal practices -- The limits of tribal sovereignty -- 6. Polygamy in America -- The rise and fall of Mormon polygamy -- The antipolygamy movement and the diversionary effect -- Mormon polygamy today -- A case for qualified recognition -- Conclusion -- 7. Epilogue -- References -- Index. |
| Series Title: | Contemporary political theory. |
| Responsibility: | Sarah Song. |
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'Professor Song convincingly demonstrates that the numerous multiculturalism problems require analysis of both the interactions between the majority and minority culture, as well as debates internal to the minority culture. Her analysis of cultural defenses, polygamy, and other matters successfully challenges conventional wisdom and merits broad attention.' Mark A. Graber, Professor of Law and Government, University of Maryland '... a thoughtful consideration of the impasses between the recognition of multicultural diversity and the liberal feminist demand for gender equality and parity. ... Song also makes quite a compelling case that the adjudication of these contestations should be predicated on more nuanced understandings of cultural production that take seriously the basic rights of the individual members.' Journal of Politics and Gender 'Sarah Song's Justice, Gender and the Politics of Mulitculturalism is a timely book that offers an important contribution to this subject. ... Song questions the oft-held assumption of proponents of multiculturalism ... Song also emphasises the role of the state in constructing cultures ... Song really brings these issues to life. 'The majority culture is in certain respects not less patriarchal than minority culutres, just differently so'. The book's many examples both richly illustrate this point and underscore the fact that such generalising can only take us so far.' American Studies Read more...
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