Multiculturalism and American democracy

Acknowledgments . . vii
Introduction . . 1

PART I. FROM PLURALISM TO MULTICULTURALISM
1. Is Assimilation Dead? . . 15
2. The Limits of Pluralism . . 37
3. Meanings for Multiculturalism . . 55
4. Boutique Multiculturalism . . 69

PART II. MULTICULTURALISM AND THE PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY
5. Constitutionalism and Multiculturalism . . 91
6. Majoritarian Democracy and Cultural Minorities . . 112
7. Democratic Multiculturalism . . 120
8. The Virtues of Multiculturalism . . 130
9. Multiculturalism and American Liberal Democracy . . 139
10. Liberal Democracy, Universalism, and Multiculturalism . . 157

PART III. MULTICULTURALISM AND CIVIC EDUCATION
11. Civic Education in a Changing Society . . 165
12. Multiculturalism and Civic Education . . 173

PART IV. MULTICULTURALISM AND THE ARTS
13. What Is a Classic? . . 199
14. Fiction: The Power of Lies . . 216

List of Contributors . . 227
Index . . 231