Trust, Democracy, and Multicultural Challenges

by Patti Tamara Lenard

Book Overview

Banning minarets by referendum in Switzerland, publicly burning Korans in the United States, prohibiting kirpans in public spaces in Canada--these are all examples of the rising backlash against diversity that is spreading across multicultural societies. Trust has always been precarious, and never more so than as a result of increased immigration. The number of religions, races, ethnicities, and cultures living together in democratic communities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271052546
• ISBN13: 9780271052540
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"