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This volume collects eleven essays and their commentaries by some of the world's leading scholars who hail from multicultural and multiethnic societies. The essays discuss the trends in secularism in social, politics, legal, and administrative organs including literature and academic institutions and the media. They further examine the perceived threat to secularism asking if it is a passing phenomenon or a deep seated one and whether the threat extends beyond secularism to economic liberalism and globalization. The contributors also discuss viable options for national and international institutions (governmental and non-governmental) to diffuse the threat. This volume includes contributions from renowned scholars like Jagdish Bhagwati, Rajeev Bhargava, Faisal Devji, Dilip M. Menon, Romila Thapar, Fakir Syed Aijazuddin, and Amila Buturovic.
This volume investigates the contemporary viability of secularism within multicultural societies by examining the intersection of political, legal, and social frameworks. Editor T. N. Srinivasan compiles a series of essays from prominent global scholars to analyze whether current challenges to secularism represent transient political shifts or systemic threats to economic liberalism and globalization. The text utilizes a multidisciplinary approach, drawing on historical, legal, and sociological perspectives to evaluate the stability of secular institutions in the modern era.
What You Will Find
Experts recognize this collection as a significant contribution to the discourse on secularism, particularly for its inclusion of diverse international perspectives. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which serves as a foundational resource for students and researchers of political theory and sociology.
Page Count:
336
Publication Date:
2009-06-15
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0195698851
ISBN-13:
9780195698855
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