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Authenticity, Autonomy and Multiculturalism (Hardcover)
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Authenticity, Autonomy and Multiculturalism (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
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The concept of "authenticity" enters multicultural politics in
three distinct but interrelated senses: as an ideal of individual
and group identity that commands recognition by others; as a
condition of individuals' autonomy that bestows legitimacy on their
values, beliefs and preferences as being their own; and as a form
of cultural pedigree that bestows legitimacy on particular beliefs
and practices (commonly called "cultural authenticity"). In each
case, the authenticity idea is called on to anchor or legitimate
claims to some kind of public recognition. The considerable work
asked of this concept raises a number of vital questions: Should
"authenticity" be accorded the importance it holds in multicultural
politics? Do its pitfalls outweigh its utility? Is the notion of
"authenticity" avoidable in making sense of and evaluating cultural
claims? Or does it, perhaps, need to be rethought or recalibrated?
Geoffrey Brahm Levey and his distinguished group of philosophers,
political theorists, and anthropologists challenge conventional
assumptions about "authenticity" that inform liberal responses to
minority cultural claims in Western democracies today. Discussing a
wide range of cases drawn from Britain and continental Europe,
North America, Australia and the Middle East, they press beyond
theories to consider also the practical and policy implications at
stake. A helpful resource to scholars worldwide in Political and
Social Theory, Political Philosophy, Legal Anthropology,
Multiculturalism, and, more generally, of cultural identity and
diversity in liberal democracies today.
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