What does tolerance mean and how does it work in practice, in such countries as the U.S., Germany, France, India, Norway, and South Africa? Twenty-five scholars--all but one from the U.S.--from the fields of law, anthropology, psychology, and political theory explore how liberal democracies do and s
Engaging cultural differences : the multicultural challenge in liberal democracies
- Publisher
- New York : Russell Sage Foundation
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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