Phillips, Anne. creator text bibliography S.l.] Princeton University Press 2007 monographic eng 215 p. Public opinion in recent years has soured on multiculturalism, due in large part to fears of radical Islam. In Multiculturalism without Culture, Anne Phillips contends that critics misrepresent culture as the explanation of everything individuals from minority and non-Western groups do. She puts forward a defense of multiculturalism that dispenses with notions of culture, instead placing individuals themselves at its core. Multiculturalism has been blamed for encouraging the oppression of women--forced marriages, female genital cutting, school girls wearing the hijab. Many critics opportunistically deploy gender equality to justify the retreat from multiculturalism, hijacking the equality agenda to perpetuate cultural stereotypes. Phillips informs her argument with the feminist insistence on recognizing women as agents, and defends her position using an unusually broad range of literature, including political theory, philosophy, feminist theory, law, and anthropology. She argues that critics and proponents alike exaggerate the unity, distinctness, and intractability of cultures, thereby encouraging a perception of men and women as dupes constrained by cultural dictates. Multiculturalism without culture -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Multiculturalism without Culture -- Chapter Two: Between Culture and Cosmos -- Chapter Three: What's Wrong with Cultural Defence? -- Chapter Four: Autonomy, Coercion, and Constraint -- Chapter Five: Exit and Voice -- Chapter Six: Multiculturalism without Groups? -- Bibliography -- Index. HKBU library YT2025 M09 Anne Phillips. Feminism HQ1161 P544 M 2007 0691129444 1400827736 9780691141152 http://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/PUPB0000336.html http://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/PUPB0000336.html SDU 171128