Minority Rights -- Nationalism, Multiculturalism, and Citizenship (Frontiers of the Century)

Author: (Canada) Will Kymlicka, translated by Deng Hongfeng
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: This book is a collection of essays, the result of Professor Will Kymlicka of Canada's meticulous research on the status and rights of ethnic cultural groups in Western countries over the past six years. It is also a collection of influential essays on Western nationalism and multiculturalism in recent years. The author systematically examines Western nationalism from political, institutional, educational, and linguistic perspectives, and summarizes and elaborates on it from a political standpoint within the liberal values of freedom, justice, and democracy. The book is divided into four parts: Part "The Evolution of the Debate on Minority Rights," which summarizes the evolution of the debate on the rights of ethnic and cultural minority groups over the past 15 years; Part "Ethnic Cultural Justice," which discusses the requirements of ethnic cultural justice in a free and democratic society; Part "Misunderstanding Nationalism," which explores the common misconceptions and ideas that liberals typically hold about nationalism; and Part "Democratic Citizens in Multicultural States," which examines how the practice of democratic citizenship can be maintained and developed in a diverse era. The book is well-researched, analytically insightful, and quite forward-looking, reflecting the new dynamics of liberal theory in contemporary Western political philosophy. It offers valuable insights for Chinese readers seeking to understand how Western countries address minority issues.