Book Description

Baumeister offers a detailed and thoughtful account of the challenge posed to liberal theory by the politics of difference, in both its feminist and multicultural forms…Baumeister offers an admirably lucid and detailed survey of contemporary debates within political theory about cultural pluralism. Judith Squires, University of Bristol

This book offers an integrated overview of the themes and discourses of feminism and multiculturalism which inform the 'politics of difference'; an area of burgeoning interest in contemporary political theory. Andrea Baumeister introduces the challenge posed by the proponents of diversity to liberalist theorists such as Rawls, Raz and Kymlicka, and outlines their responses to this challenge.

While other texts cover either feminism or multiculturalism within 'Identity Politics', no other book brings these strands of thought together, recognising their common themes.

This book will, I have no doubt, mark Andrea Baumeister out as one of the most impressive political theorists of her generation.

Professor Noel O’Sullivan, University of Hull

Selling Points:

The politics of difference (identity politics) is a burgeoning area in political theory

The only book to consider both multiculturalism and feminism, recognising their common themes

Includes a glossary of terms to ensure accessibility

Broad in scope, covering a large number of theorists

Synopsis

An integrated overview of the themes and discourses of feminism and multiculturalism surrounding the politics of difference. The author introduces the challenge posed by the proponents of diversity, to liberalist theorists such as Rawls, Raz, and Kymlicka, outlining their responses to this challenge.