James Tully

Strange Multiplicity

Constitutionalism in an Age of Diversity

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A profound survey of constitutionalism which develops a post-imperial philosophy to mediate conflicts in a multi-cultural age.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Dezember 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 388g
• ISBN-13: 9780521476942
• ISBN-10: 0521476941
• Artikelnr.: 21964762

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Demands for Constitutional Recognition: 1. The constitutional
question raised by the politics of cultural recognition: six examples and
three similarities; 2. The mutual recognition of cultural diversity: three
features of the common ground and three historical movements; 3. The spirit
of Haida Gwaii as a symbol of the age of cultural diversity; 4. A
constitutional dialogue in The spirit of Haida Gwaii; Part II. Diversity
and Contemporary Constitutionalism: 5. Anwering the constitutional
question: an outline; 6. Two languages of contemporary constitutionalism
and the three schools of modern constitutionalism; 7. The challenge of
post-modernism and cultural feminism; 8. The challenge of interculturalism;
Part III. The Historical Formation of Modern Constitutionalism: The Empire
of Uniformity: 9. Constitutions ancient and modern; 10. Seven features of
modern constitutionalism; 11. Example of forging the seven features: Locke
and Aboriginal peoples; 12. Vattel, Kant and their followers; 13.The reform
of diversity in Europe and the colonies; 14. The American revolution and
the guardians of empire today; Part IV. The Historical Formation of Common
Constitutionalism: The Rediscovery of Cultural Diversity, Part I: 15. The
hidden constitutions of contemporary societies; 16. Understanding
constitutionalism: Wittgenstein and Hale; 17. Examples of the three
conventions: the Aboriginal and common-law system and the conventions of
mutual recognition and consent; 18. The Aboriginal and common law system
and the convention of continuity; 19.The Aboriginal and common law system
and constitutional dialogue; Part V. The Historical Formation of Common
Constitutionalism: The Rediscovery of Cultural Diversity. Part II: 20.
Diverse federalism and the conventions of mutual recognition, continuity
and consent; 21. Diverse federalism and continuity: the Québec act and the
ancient constitution; 22. Diverse federalism, the three conventions and the
American revolution; 23. The modern attack on diverse federalism: the
Durham report and its followers; 24. Linguistic minorities and the three
conventions: the form of reasoning appropriate to mutual recognition and
accommodation; 25. Intercultural citizens, gender differences and the three
conventions; Part VI. Constitutionalism in an Age of Cultural Diversity:
25. A summary of contemporary constitutionalism; 26. Replies to four
objections to contemporary constitutionalism; 27. Two public goods of
contemporary constitutionalism: belonging and critical freedom; Conclusion:
the philosophy and practice of contemporary constitutionalism; Notes;
Bibliography; Index.