Generous Betrayal: Politics of Culture in the New Europe

by Unni Wikan

Book Overview

All over Western Europe, the lot of many non-Western immigrants is one of marginalization, discrimination, and increasing segregation. In this bold and controversial book, Unni Wikan shows how an excessive respect for "their culture" has been part of the problem. Culture has become a new concept of race, sustaining ethnic identity politics that subvert human rights--especially for women and children. Fearful of being considered racist, state agencies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226896854
• ISBN13: 9780226896854
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"