The cultural defense of nations : a liberal theory of majority rights / Liav Orgad.
The cultural defense of nations : a liberal theory of majority rights / Liav Orgad.
The cultural defense of nations : a liberal theory of majority rights / Liav Orgad.
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Publisher
Oxford : Oxford university press, 2015.
Oxford Oxford University Press, 2015.
Date
2015.
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G 2016/2202
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xxii, 273 pages ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
pt. I BEFORE THE MAJORITY BECOMES THE MINORITY -- ch. 1 New Challenge -- ch. 2 Demographic Anxiety -- ch. 3 Cultural Defense -- pt. II LEGITIMATE AND ILLEGITIMATE DEFENSE -- ch. 4 Illiberal Liberalism -- ch. 5 Majority Rights -- ch. 6 National Constitutionalism.
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Publisher
Oxford : Oxford university press, 2015.
Oxford Oxford University Press, 2015.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2015.
2015.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Immigrants
- Cultural values
- Assimilation
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Addressing one of the greatest challenges facing liberalism today, this book asks if is it legally and morally defensible for a liberal state to restrict immigration in order to preserve the cultural rights of majority groups. Orgad proposes a liberal approach to this dilemma and explores its dimensions, justifications, and limitations.
"The changing patterns of contemporary immigration have initiated a new form of majority nationalism. In recent years, liberal democracies have introduced immigration and citizenship policies that are designed to defend the majority culture. This trend is fed by fears of immigration-some justified, some paranoid-which explain the rise of extreme ri...
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Full title
The cultural defense of nations : a liberal theory of majority rights / Liav Orgad.
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Liberal theory of majority rights
Majority rights
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Notes
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Oxford constitutional theory
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2016/2202
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74VKVP066d3M
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVP066d3M
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ISBN
9780199668687 (hardback) :
DDC
304.8
MMS ID
991023996113602626
