03619nam 2200709 450 991046443740332120200520144314.01-78238-265-8(CKB)3710000000088868(EBL)1375272(SSID)ssj0001108903(PQKBManifestationID)11622266(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001108903(PQKBWorkID)11104438(PQKB)10025411(MiAaPQ)EBC1375272(Au-PeEL)EBL1375272(CaPaEBR)ebr10838897(CaONFJC)MIL600296(OCoLC)876041767(EXLCZ)99371000000008886820140303h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrUnderstanding multiculturalism Central Europe and the Habsburg experience /edited by Johannes Feichtinger and Gary B. CohenFirst edition.New York, [New York] ;Oxford, [England] :Berghahn Books,2014.©20141 online resource (256 p.)Austrian and Habsburg Studies ;Volume 17Description based upon print version of record.1-78533-344-5 1-78238-264-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Understanding Multiculturalism; Table of Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; Introduction; Section I. Identity Formation in Multicultural Societies; 1. Heterogeneities and Homogeneities; 2. Mestizaje and Hybrid Culture; 3. Do Multiple Languages Mean a Multicultural Society?; Section II. The Dynamics of Multicultural Societies, Politics, and the State; 4. Multiculturalism, Polish Style; 5. Multiculturalism against the State; 6. Migration in Austria; Section III. Identities Expressed, Negotiated, and Challenged in Multicultural Settings; 7. The Slice of Desire8. On ""Neighbors"" and ""Strangers""9. Culture as a Space of Communication; Selected Bibliography; Notes on Contributors; Index Multiculturalism has long been linked to calls for tolerance of cultural diversity, but today many observers are subjecting the concept to close scrutiny. After the political upheavals of 1968, the commitment to multiculturalism was perceived as a liberal manifesto, but in the post-9/11 era, it is under attack for its relativizing, particularist, and essentializing implications. The essays in this collection offer a nuanced analysis of the multifaceted cultural experience of Central Europe under the late Habsburg monarchy and beyond. The authors examine how culturally coded social spaces caAustrian and Habsburg studies ;v. 17.National characteristics, Central EuropeanNational characteristics, AustrianMulticulturalismAustriaHistoryMulticulturalismEurope, CentralHistoryAustriaEthnic relationsHistoryEurope, CentralEthnic relationsHistoryElectronic books.National characteristics, Central European.National characteristics, Austrian.MulticulturalismHistory.MulticulturalismHistory.305.8/009436Feichtinger Johannes910332Cohen Gary B.1948-872983MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464437403321Understanding multiculturalism2037490UNINA