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Rooted Cosmopolitanism: Canada and the World

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Description for Rooted Cosmopolitanism: Canada and the World Paperback. Can national loyalties be reconciled with larger commitments to global well-being? Editor(s): Kymlicka, Will; Walker, Kathryn. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFS; JHB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.

Canadians take pride in being good citizens of the world, yet our failure to meet commitments on the global stage raises questions. Do Canadians need to transcend national loyalties to become full global citizens? Is the very idea of rooted cosmopolitanism simply a myth that encourages complacency about Canada’s place in the world?

In this volume, leading scholars assess both in theory and practice the concept of rooted cosmopolitanism, using Canada as a test case. They show that local identities such as patriotism and Quebec nationalism can, but need not, conflict with cosmopolitan principles. Local ties enable and impede Canada’s global ... Read more

By examining how Canada has negotiated its relations to “the world” both within and beyond its own borders, Rooted Cosmopolitanism evaluates the possibility of reconciling local ties and nationalism with commitments to human rights, global justice, and international law.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774822619
SKU
V9780774822619
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About Will Kymlicka (Ed.)
Will Kymlicka is the Canada Research Chair in Political Philosophy at Queen’s University. Kathryn Walker is a postdoctoral fellow at l’Université de Montréal. Contributors: Yasmeen Abu-Laban, Howard Adelman, Charles Blattberg, Patti Lenard, Margaret Moore, Robert Paehlke, Scott Schaffer, Kok-Chor Tan, Joseph-Yvon Thériault, and Daniel Weinstock.

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