Combining an analysis of the policy dilemmas faced by multiethnic states with a philosophical consideration of multiculturalism and nationalism, this title discusses land rights, official apologies for past injustices, the sexist and cruel internal practices of many minority groups and the violence of state attempts to assimilate minorities.

The book applies the multiculturalism of fear to a variety of policy problems confronting multiethnic states. These include the regulation of sexist practices internal to cultural communities; secession and national self-determination; land rights; customary law; and the symbols and words used by the state, including official apologies. It draws on cases from such diverse states as Australia, Canada, Israel, India, South Africa, and the United States.

Introduction: Political Theory, Multiculturalism, and Nationalism
Chapter One: The Multiculturalism of Fear
Chapter Two: Cruelty and Conflict in Multiethnic Politics
Chapter Three: The Impossibility of Universal Nationalism
Chapter Four: Pluralism, Diversity, and Preserving Cultural Communities
Chapter Five: Classifying Cultural Rights
Chapter Six: Incorporating Indigenous Law
Chapter Seven: Blood and Soil, Place or Property: Liberalism, Land, and Ethnicity
Chapter Eight: Ethnic Symbolism and Official Apologies