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A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. Multiculturalism as a distinct form of liberal-democratic governance gained widespread acceptance after World War II, but in recent years this consensus has been fractured. Multiculturalism in the British Commonwealth examines cultural diversity across the postwar Commonwealth, situating modern multiculturalism in its national, international, and historical contexts. Bringing together practitioners from across the humanities and social sciences to explore the legal, political, and philosophical issues involved, these essays address common questions: What is postwar multiculturalism? Why did it come about? How have social actors responded to it? In addition to chapters on Australia, Britain, Canada, and New Zealand, this volume also covers India, Malaysia, Nigeria, Singapore, and Trinidad, tracing the historical roots of contemporary dilemmas back to the intertwined legacies of imperialism and liberalism. In so doing it demonstrates that multiculturalism has implications that stretch far beyond its current formulations in public and academic discourse Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. What is Postwar Multiculturalism in Theory and Practice? / Ashcroft, Richard T. / Bevir, Mark -- Part I. British Multiculturalism -- 2. British Multiculturalism after Empire: Immigration, Nationality, and Citizenship / Ashcroft, Richard T. / Bevir, Mark -- 3. Accentuating Multicultural Britishness: An Open or Closed Activity? / Meer, Nasar / Modood, Tariq -- Part II. Multiculturalism in the "Old" Commonwealth -- 4. Multiculturalism in a Context of Minority Nationalism and Indigenous Rights: The Canadian Case / Eisenberg, Avigail -- 5. Australia's "Liberal Nationalist" Multiculturalism / Brahm Levey, Geoffrey -- 6. Multiculturalism, Biculturalism, and National Identity in Aotearoa / New Zealand / Smits, Katherine -- Part III. Multiculturalism in the "New" Commonwealth -- 7. Multiculturalism in India: An Exception? / Bajpai, Rochana -- 8. Secularism in India: A "Gandhian" Approach / Godrej, Farah -- 9. Contesting Multiculturalism: Federalism and Unitarism in Late Colonial Nigeria / Adebanwi, Wale -- 10. Arrested Multiculturalisms: Race, Capitalism, and State Formation in Malaysia and Singapore / Goh, Daniel P. S. -- 11. The Cunning of Multiculturalism: A Perspective from the Caribbean / Munasinghe, Viranjini -- 12. Comparative Perspectives on the Theory and Practice of Multiculturalism: Lessons from the Commonwealth / Ashcroft, Richard T. / Bevir, Mark -- Bibliography -- List of Contributors -- Index
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