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The Social Construction of Diversity
Recasting the Master Narrative of Industrial Nations
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Artikel-Nr:
9781571813763
Veröffentl:
2006
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.10.2006
Seiten:
336
Autor:
Christiane Harzig
Gewicht:
494 g
Format:
229x152x18 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Christiane Harzig (1952-2007) was Assistant Professor at Bremen University where she taught North American History and published widely on migration in Europe and North America.
Though the composition of the populace of industrial nations has changed dramatically since the 1950s, public discourse and scholarship, however, often remain welded to traditional concepts of national cultures, ignoring the multicultural realities of most of today's western societies. Through detailed studies, this volume shows how the diversity affects the personal lives of individuals, how it shapes and changes private, national and international relations and to what extent institutions and legal systems are confronted with changing demands from a more culturally diverse clientele. Far from being an external factor of society, this volume shows, diversity has become an integral part of people's lives, affecting their personal, institutional, and economic interaction.
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