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Understanding multiculturalism : Central Europe and the Habsburg experience /

Multiculturalism has long been linked to calls for tolerance of cultural diversity, but today many observers are subjecting the concept to close scrutiny. After the political upheavals of 1968, the commitment to multiculturalism was perceived as a liberal manifesto, but in the post-9/11 era, it is u...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Feichtinger, Johannes, Cohen, Gary B., 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York [New York] ; Oxford [England] : Berghahn Books, 2014.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Austrian and Habsburg studies ; v. 17.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Multiculturalism has long been linked to calls for tolerance of cultural diversity, but today many observers are subjecting the concept to close scrutiny. After the political upheavals of 1968, the commitment to multiculturalism was perceived as a liberal manifesto, but in the post-9/11 era, it is under attack for its relativizing, particularist, and essentializing implications. The essays in this collection offer a nuanced analysis of the multifaceted cultural experience of Central Europe under the late Habsburg monarchy and beyond. The authors examine how culturally coded social spaces ca.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781782382652
1782382658
1306690455
9781306690454