Minorities in an Open Society

by Geoff Dench

Overview

Most accounts of ethnic and race relations in Western states are optimistic at heart.They assume that equal participation by minorities will be achieved because it is a "public good" from which citizens will benefi t. Social justice will prevail. In this topical and disturbing book, Geoff Dench challenges these idealistic commentaries, showing that in many instances they do not produce convincing analyses of the position of minorities. He suggests that analysts neglect to explore the web of real interests behind public affi rmations of commitment to integration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765809797
Publisher:	Transaction Publishers
Publication date:	12/31/2002
Edition description:	W/a New Introduction by the Author
Pages:	308
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Geoff Dench is senior fellow at the Young Foundation in the United Kingdom and specializes in the areas of family relations and local community studies. He is the author of over seventy scholarly articles and a dozen books, including Minorities in the Open Society, Rediscovering Family, and The Place of Men in Changing Family Cultures. Geoff Dench is senior fellow at the Young Foundation in the United Kingdom and specializes in the areas of family relations and local community studies. He is the author of over seventy scholarly articles and a dozen books, including Minorities in the Open Society, Rediscovering Family, and The Place of Men in Changing Family Cultures.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION TO THE TRANSACTION EDITION, PREFACE AND SUMMARY, Summary of argument, Part I THE AMBIVALENT STATE, Part II CAPTIVE LEADERS, Part Ill TORMENTS IN CAPTIVITY, Part IV THE FRAMEWORK OF CONTAINMENT, References, Index