Multiculturalism in the British Commonwealth: Comparative Perspectives on Theory and Practice

What is postwar multiculturalism in theory and practice? / Richard T. Ashcroft and Mark Bevir -- British multiculturalism after empire : immigration, nationality and citizenship / Richard T. Ashcroft and Mark Bevir -- Accentuating multicultural Britishness : an open or closed activity? / Nasar Meer and Tariq Modood -- Multiculturalism in a context of minority nationalism and indigenous rights : the Canadian case / Avigail Eisenberg -- Australia's "liberal nationalist" multiculturalism / Geoffrey Brahm Levey -- Multiculturalism, biculturalism and national identity in Aotearoa/New Zealand / Katherine Smits -- Multiculturalism in India : an exception? / Rochana Bajpai -- Secularism in India : a "Gandhian" approach / Farah Godrej -- Contesting multiculturalism : federalism and unitarism in late colonial Nigeria / Wale Adebanwi -- Arrested multiculturalisms : race, capitalism and state formation in Malaysia and Singapore / Daniel P.S. Goh -- The cunning of multiculturalism : a perspective from the Caribbean / Viranjini Munasinghe -- Comparative perspectives on the theory and practice of multiculturalism : lessons from the Commonwealth -- Richard T. Ashcroft and Mark Bevir.

A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more atwww.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.