Though the composition of the populace of industrial nations has changed dramatically since the 1950s, public discourse and scholarship, however, often remain welded to traditional concepts of national cultures, ignoring the multicultural realities of most of today's western societies. Through detailed studies, this volume shows how the diversity affects the personal lives of individuals, how it shapes and changes private, national and international relations and to what extent institutions and legal systems are confronted with changing demands from a more culturally diverse clientele. Far…mehr
Though the composition of the populace of industrial nations has changed dramatically since the 1950s, public discourse and scholarship, however, often remain welded to traditional concepts of national cultures, ignoring the multicultural realities of most of today's western societies. Through detailed studies, this volume shows how the diversity affects the personal lives of individuals, how it shapes and changes private, national and international relations and to what extent institutions and legal systems are confronted with changing demands from a more culturally diverse clientele. Far from being an external factor of society, this volume shows, diversity has become an integral part of people's lives, affecting their personal, institutional, and economic interaction.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Christiane Harzig (1952-2007) was Assistant Professor at Bremen University where she taught North American History and published widely on migration in Europe and North America.
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List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Notes on Contributors Introduction: Recasting Canadian and European History in a Pluralist Perspective Christiane Harzig and Danielle Juteau Part I: Diversity in Everyday Life Chapter 1. Assimilation and Ethnic Diversity in France Ida Simon-Barouh Chapter 2. Antagonistic Girls, or Why the Foreigners Are the Real Germans Nora Räthzel Part II: Economic Encounters Chapter 3. Transnational Migration and Entrepreneurship of Migrants: Between Turkey, Europe, and the Turkic World Stéphane de Tapia Chapter 4. "Too Busy Working, No Time for Talking": Chinese Small Entrepreneurs, Social Mobility, and the Transfer of Cultural Identity in Belgium, Britain, and the Netherlands at the Margins of Multicultural Discourse Ching Lin Pang Chapter 5. Transnationalism and Immigrant Entrepreneurship: Iranian Diasporic Narratives from the United States, France, England, and Germany Minoo Moallem Part III: Incorporating Diversity in Institutions and Legal Systems Chapter 6. Democratic Institutional Pluralism and Cultural Diversity Veit Bader Chapter 7. Multiculturalism, Secularism, and the State Tariq Modood Chapter 8. Should National Minorities/Majorities Share Common Institutions or Control Their Own Schools? A Comparison of Policies and Debates in Quebec, Northern Ireland, and Catalonia Marie McAndrew Chapter 9. Family Norms and Citizenship in the Netherlands Sarah van Walsum Chapter 10. Global Migranthood, Whiteness, and the Anxieties of (In)Visibility: Italians in London Anne-Marie Fortier Part IV: Recasting the Master Narrative in Society Chapter 11. Canada: A Pluralist Perspective Danielle Juteau Chapter 12. Of Minority Policy and (Homogeneous) Multiculturalism: Constructing Multicultural Societies on a Nationalist Model - the Post-World War II "Western" Experience Christiane Harzig Chapter 13. A State of Many Nations: The Construction of a Plural Spanish Society since 1976 Xosé-Manoel Núñez Afterword: Difference and Policymaking Tim Rees Index
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Notes on Contributors Introduction: Recasting Canadian and European History in a Pluralist Perspective Christiane Harzig and Danielle Juteau Part I: Diversity in Everyday Life Chapter 1. Assimilation and Ethnic Diversity in France Ida Simon-Barouh Chapter 2. Antagonistic Girls, or Why the Foreigners Are the Real Germans Nora Räthzel Part II: Economic Encounters Chapter 3. Transnational Migration and Entrepreneurship of Migrants: Between Turkey, Europe, and the Turkic World Stéphane de Tapia Chapter 4. "Too Busy Working, No Time for Talking": Chinese Small Entrepreneurs, Social Mobility, and the Transfer of Cultural Identity in Belgium, Britain, and the Netherlands at the Margins of Multicultural Discourse Ching Lin Pang Chapter 5. Transnationalism and Immigrant Entrepreneurship: Iranian Diasporic Narratives from the United States, France, England, and Germany Minoo Moallem Part III: Incorporating Diversity in Institutions and Legal Systems Chapter 6. Democratic Institutional Pluralism and Cultural Diversity Veit Bader Chapter 7. Multiculturalism, Secularism, and the State Tariq Modood Chapter 8. Should National Minorities/Majorities Share Common Institutions or Control Their Own Schools? A Comparison of Policies and Debates in Quebec, Northern Ireland, and Catalonia Marie McAndrew Chapter 9. Family Norms and Citizenship in the Netherlands Sarah van Walsum Chapter 10. Global Migranthood, Whiteness, and the Anxieties of (In)Visibility: Italians in London Anne-Marie Fortier Part IV: Recasting the Master Narrative in Society Chapter 11. Canada: A Pluralist Perspective Danielle Juteau Chapter 12. Of Minority Policy and (Homogeneous) Multiculturalism: Constructing Multicultural Societies on a Nationalist Model - the Post-World War II "Western" Experience Christiane Harzig Chapter 13. A State of Many Nations: The Construction of a Plural Spanish Society since 1976 Xosé-Manoel Núñez Afterword: Difference and Policymaking Tim Rees Index
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