Secularism, Assimilation and the Crisis of Multiculturalism - Couverture souple

Jansen, Yolande

 
9789089645968: Secularism, Assimilation and the Crisis of Multiculturalism
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 9089645969 ISBN 13 : 9789089645968
Editeur : Routledge, 2013

Synopsis

This remarkable study develops a theoretical critique of contemporary discourses on secularism and assimilation, arguing that the perspective of assimilating distinct religious minorities by incorporating them into a secular and supposedly neutral public sphere may be self-subverting. To flesh out this insight, Jansen draws on the paradoxes of assimilation as experienced by the French Jews in the late 19th century through a contextualised reading of Proust's "In Search of Lost Time". She proposes a dynamic, critical multiculturalism as an alternative to discourses focusing on secularism, assimilation and integration.

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À propos de l?auteur

Yolande Jansen is Socrates professor of humanism in relation to religion and secularity at the VU University Amsterdam and a senior researcher at the Amsterdam Center for Globalisation Studies, University of Amsterdam.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

This remarkable study develops a theoretical critique of contemporary discourses on secularism and assimilation, arguing that the perspective of assimilating distinct religious minorities by incorporating them into a secular and supposedly neutral public sphere may be self-subverting. To flesh out this insight, Jansen draws on the paradoxes of assimilation as experienced by the French Jews in the late 19th century through a contextualised reading of Proust's "In Search of Lost Time". She proposes a dynamic, critical multiculturalism as an alternative to discourses focusing on secularism, assimilation and integration.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9089645969
ISBN 13 
9789089645968
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
340
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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