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Overview"'[Sacks] argues like an expert dancer, leading his audience through a waltz of lilting reasonableness', Rafael Behr, Observer 'Identity in a post-multicultural society will have a new foundation, if Sacks has his way', The Tablet With a new foreword by a leading public thinker, this new edition of Rabbi Sacks' searing account of the challenges facing liberal democracy is more urgent than ever. Arguing that global communications have fragmented national cultures and that multiculturalism, intended to reduce social frictions, is today reinforcing them, Sacks argues for a new approach to national identity, making the case for ""integrated diversity"" within a framework of shared political values. Britain, he argues, will have to construct a national narrative as a basis for identity, reinvigorate the concept of the common good, and identify shared interests among currently conflicting groups. It must restore a culture of civility, protect ""neutral spaces"" from politicization, and find ways of moving beyond an adversarial culture in which the loudest voice wins. He argues for a responsibility- rather than rights-based model of citizenship that connects the ideas of giving and belonging. Offering a new paradigm to replace previous models of assimilation on the one hand, multiculturalism on the other, he argues that we should see society as ""the home we build together"", bringing the distinctive gifts of different groups to the common good. Sacks warns of the hazards free and open societies face in the twenty-first century, and offers an unusual religious defense of liberal democracy and the nation state." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sir Jonathan SacksPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.306kg ISBN: 9780826423498ISBN 10: 0826423493 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 02 April 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Language: English Table of ContentsPart One: How Did We Get Here? 1. Introduction 2. Society as Country House, Hotel or Home 3. A Brief History of Multiculturalism 4. The Defeat of Freedom in the Name of Freedom 5. Victims 6. Technology and the Fragmentation of Culture 7. The Inward Turn Part Two: A Theory of Society Creation 8. A Forgotten Political Classic 9. Social Contract, Social Covenant 10. Telling the Story 11. The Responsible Society 12. The Home We Build Together Part Three: Where Next? 13. The Uses of Covenant 14. Who Am I? 15. Face-to-Face, Side-by-Side 16. Civility 17. Multiculturalism or Tolerance? 18. Mending the Broken Family 19. A Religious Defence of Liberal Democracy 20. A Time to Build Notes Suggestions for Further Reading IndexReviewsHe [Sacks] argues like an expert dancer, leading his audience through a waltz of lilting reasonableness Observer A deeply philosophical, yet extremely hard-hitting book... Jewish Telegraph Author InformationSir Jonathan Sacks, who died in late 2020, was Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of Britain and the Commonwealth. He was the author of numerous books, including Celebrating Life, From Optimism to Hope, The Persistence of Faith and The Dignity of Difference, for which he won a Grawemeyer Award in Religion. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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