{"product_id":"the-future-of-multicultural-britain-confronting-the-progressive-dilemma-9780748635443","title":"The Future of Multicultural Britain: Confronting the Progressive Dilemma","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Pathik Pathak\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Minority Studies - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlobal politics are deeply affected by issues surrounding cultural identity. Profound cultural diversity has made national majorities increasingly anxious and democratic governments are under pressure to address those anxieties. Multiculturalism - once heralded as the insignia of a tolerant society - is now blamed for encouraging segregation and harbouring extremism.Pathik Pathak makes a convincing case for a new progressive politics that confronts these concerns. Drawing on fascinating comparisons between Britain and India, he shows how the global Left has been hamstrung by a compulsion for insular identity politics and a stubborn attachment to cultural indifference. He argues that to combat this, cultural identity must be placed at the centre of the political system.Written in a lively style, this book will engage anyone with an interest in the future of our multicultural society.Key Features*Takes Britain and India as comparative case studies of two multicultural democracies*Surveys new directions for the progressive Left following the demise of multiculturalism*Challenges what the progressive position on cultural identity should entail\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47780948213911,"sku":"9780748635443","price":13585.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780748635443.webp?v=1778049445","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-future-of-multicultural-britain-confronting-the-progressive-dilemma-9780748635443","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}