This text deals with the problem in political theory of how modern nation states must be structured in order to realize the two separate goals of equality of opportunity and the recognition of cultural diversity between groups.

'A very valuable addition to the library of anyone who is interested in ethnic relations and nationalism.' - International Affairs;The author deals with the problem in political theory of how modern nation states must be structured in order to realise the two separate goals of equality of opportunity and the recognition of cultural diversity between groups. Subsequent chapters argue against a number of West European critics for a society of this type and the concept of multiculturalism is developed as it is applied in other contexts in Eastern Europe and North America.

Acknowledgements - Introduction - The Concept of a Multicultural Society - The Political Sociology of a Multicultural Society - Conceptual and Practical Problems of Multiculturalism in Europe - Ethnic Minorities and the Nation State: The Political Sociology of Multicultural Societies - The Second Project of Ethnicity: Transnational Migrant Communities and Ethnic Minorities in Modern Multicultural Societies - Multiculturalism in Europe and North America - The Integration of Ethnic Minorities in a Democratic Multicultural Society with Special Reference to Formerly Dominant Minorities in the Baltic States - The Potential for Conflict Between National and Ethnic Minority Cultures with Special Reference to Populist Nationalism and Xenophobia in Austria - Anti-Racism and Ethnic Mobilisation in Europe - Ethnic and Class Conflict in Europe - Religion in the Theory of Ethnicity - The Integration of Muslim Immigrants in Britain - Bibliography - Index