The Ashgate Research Companion to Multiculturalism

"The Ashgate Research Companion to Multiculturalism" brings together leading and emerging scholars who contribute authoritative chapters on key issues facing multiculturalism today. The book provides a comprehensive and cutting-edge treatment of this increasingly important and hotly contested field. This high-quality volume offers scholars and graduate students a clear account of the leading theories and critiques of multiculturalism, how they have developed over the past twenty five years, as well as a sense of the future of multiculturalism and the deep challenges it faces. It shows how multiculturalism has been debated within various disciplines as well as in different national and cultural contexts. In addition to contributions from leading scholars, including James Bohman, Avigail Eisenberg, Ghassan Hage and Paul Patton, the editor provides a comprehensive introduction which surveys the field and offers an extensive guide to further reading.