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Gerard Bouchard - Interculturalism - 9781442647763 - V9781442647763
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Interculturalism

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Description for Interculturalism Written by one of Quebec's leading public intellectuals and the co-chair of the Bouchard-Taylor Commission on reasonable accommodation, Interculturalism is the first clear and comprehensive statement in English of the intercultural approach to managing diversity. Translator(s): Scott, Howard. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; JFSL1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.

Accommodating ethnic diversity is a major challenge for all democratic nations and a topic that has attracted a great deal of attention in the last few decades. Within Quebec, a new approach has emerged that seeks a balance between the needs of minorities and those of the majority.

In Interculturalism, sociologist and historian Gérard Bouchard presents his vision of interculturalism as a model for the management of diversity. A pluralist approach which recognizes the existence of a cultural majority whose rights must also be acknowledged, interculturalism constitutes an important alternative to multiculturalism both in Canada and internationally. Written by one ... Read more

A translation of Bouchard’s award-winning French-language work, L’Interculturalisme: Un point de vue québécois, this book features a new foreword by philosopher Charles Taylor and an afterword by the author written specifically for the English-language edition.

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Product Details

Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442647763
SKU
V9781442647763
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Gerard Bouchard
Gérard Bouchard is a professor in the Department of Human Sciences at the Université du Québec Á Chicoutimi. He is a past winner of the Governor General’s Award as well as the John A. Macdonald Prize. Howard Scott and Phyllis Aronoff won the 2018 Governor General’s Literary Award for their translation of Descent into Night by Edem Awumey.

Reviews for Interculturalism
‘This book deserves to be read widely. In other words, this is an essential reading for anyone interested in a key question facing both Quebec and Canada.’
James L. Kennedy
British Journal of Canadian History vol 30:01:2017
‘Interculturalism is an articulate, insightful, well-reasoned, and upbeat book… This translation of his book offers English Canadians an insightful and ... Read more

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