The Crisis of Multiculturalism in Europe: A History
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (713 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06WD5NSJY |
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| Number of Pages | : | 244 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Chin has produced a well-researched and readable study of policies toward immigrant communities in Great Britain, France, and, to a lesser extent, Germany, from immediately after WWII to the present. In a fine concluding chapter Chin notes flaws both in versions of 'multiculturalism' that foster a view of ethnic communities as homogenous and in the exclusion of immigrant minorities from national narratives."--Publishers Weekly. This trend started with the 1989 fatwa against Salman Rushdie and took full effect after 9/11 and the July 2005 London attacks. She clearly explains how the key consideration for policy makers shifted from their countries’ economic conditions to fear of radical Islam
But what do these ominous proclamations, from across the political spectrum, mean? From the influx of immigrants in the 1950s to contemporary worries about refugees and terrorism, The Crisis of Multiculturalism in Europe examines the historical development of multiculturalism on the Continent. While many Muslim immigrants had lived in Europe for decades, in the 1980s they came to be defined by their religion and the public's preoccupation with gender relations. The convergence of left and right around the defense of such personal freedoms against a putatively illiberal Islam has threatened to undermine commitment to pluralism as a core ideal. Chin contends that
She is the author of The Guest Worker Question in Postwar Germany and the coauthor of After the Nazi Racial State. Rita Chin is associate professor of history at the University of Michigan.