| The Perils of Identity: Group Rights and the Politics of Intragroup Difference Contributor(s): Dick, Caroline (Author) |
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ISBN: 0774820632 ISBN-13: 9780774820639 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $31.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations - Law | Indigenous Peoples |
| Dewey: 323.171 |
| Physical Information: 260 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Many liberal theorists consider group identity claims a necessary condition of equality in Canada, but do these claims do more harm than good? To answer this question, Caroline Dick examines the identity-driven theories of Charles Taylor, Will Kymlicka, and Avigail Eisenberg in the context of Sawridge Band v. Canada, a case that sets a First Nation's right to self-determination against Indigenous women's right to equality. The concept of identity itself is not the problem, Dick argues, but rather the way in which prevailing conceptions of identity and group rights obscure intragroup differences. Her proposal for a new politics of intragroup difference has the power to transform rights discourse in Canada. |
