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Home We Build Together: Recreating Society
Sir Jonathan Sacks
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Description for Home We Build Together: Recreating Society
Paperback. Presents a thesis on the future of British society and the dangers facing liberal democracy. Arguing that global communications have fragmented national cultures and that multiculturalism, intended to reduce social frictions, is today reinforcing them, the author argues for a different approach to national identity. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRJT; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 346. Recreating Society. 288 pages. Presents a thesis on the future of British society and the dangers facing liberal democracy. Arguing that global communications have fragmented national cultures and that multiculturalism, intended to reduce social frictions, is today reinforcing them, the author argues for a different approach to national identity. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRJT; JPVH1. Dimension: 210 x 135 x 21. Weight: 346.
This is the Chief Rabbi's thesis on the future of British society and the dangers facing liberal democracy. A counterweight to his earlier book, "The Dignity of Difference", Sacks makes the case for 'integrated diversity' within a framework of shared political values.'Multiculturalism has run its course, and it is time to move on'. So begins Jonathan Sacks' new book on the future of British society and the dangers facing liberal democracy.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.Offering a ... Read more
This is the Chief Rabbi's thesis on the future of British society and the dangers facing liberal democracy. A counterweight to his earlier book, "The Dignity of Difference", Sacks makes the case for 'integrated diversity' within a framework of shared political values.'Multiculturalism has run its course, and it is time to move on'. So begins Jonathan Sacks' new book on the future of British society and the dangers facing liberal democracy.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.Offering a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780826423498
SKU
V9780826423498
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About Sir Jonathan Sacks
Sir Jonathan Sacks is Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of Britain and the Commonwealth. He is 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.
Reviews for Home We Build Together: Recreating Society
"He [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"