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Rooted Cosmopolitanism

Canada and the World

edited by Will Kymlicka & Kathryn Walker

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Apr 2012
Category
General, Nationalism, Globalization

  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774822602
    Publish Date
    Apr 2012
    List Price
    $85.00

  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774822619
    Publish Date
    Jan 2013
    List Price
    $32.95

  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774822626
    Publish Date
    Apr 2012
    List Price
    $125.00

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Description

Canadians take pride in being good citizens of the world, yet our failure to meet global commitments raises questions. Do Canadians need to transcend national loyalties to become full global citizens? Is the idea of rooted cosmopolitanism simply a myth that encourages complacency about Canada’s place in the world? This volume assesses rooted cosmopolitanism both in theory and practice. By exploring how Canadians are accommodating “the world” in areas such as multiculturalism, climate change, and humanitarian intervention, the contributors test the possibility of reconciling national allegiances with commitments to human rights, global justice, and international law.

About the authors

Will Kymlicka is the Canada Research Chair in Political Philosophy at Queen’s University. He is the author of seven books published by Oxford University Press, most recently Zoopolis: A Political Theory of Animal Rights (2011), co-authored with Sue Donaldson. His previous books include Multicultural Citizenship: A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights (1995) and Multicultural Odysseys: Navigating the New International Politics of Diversity (2007). In 2013, he delivered the HLA Hart Memorial Lecture at the University of Oxford on Animals and the Frontiers of Citizenship.

 

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Awards

  • Commended, The Hill Times List of Top 100 Best Books for 2013

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