The City of Words
The end of ethnic nationalism - building societies that promote civic nationalism with universally accepted value systems - seems eminently sensible. But something is going wrong. In these 2007 Massey Lectures, Alberto Manguel takes a fresh look at the problems that come with creating new societies. Race riots in France, political murder in The Netherlands, bombings in Britain - all appear to be symptoms of a multicultural experiment gone awry. Politicians and sociologists are puzzled; why is it so hard for people to live together given the grim alternatives? Is blood still more important than peaceful coexistence? In The City of Words Mangue…
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- ISBN: 978-0-88784-763-9
- EAN: 9780887847639
- Produktnummer: 3095463
- Verlag: House Of Anansi Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
- Seitenangabe: 166 S.
- Masse: H21.2 cm x B13.7 cm x D1.1 cm 204 g
- Gewicht: 204
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