Focus: Multiculturalism in the Anglo-American World

In one sense, Anglo-American multiculturalism is simply a description of historical reality.

In another sense, however, it is a more complicated issue and the cause of intense debate in both countries. At the heart of this debate is the question of national identity; that is, what is it to belong to a nation? Who is in and who is out? And who decides this?

Depending on the perspective taken, there are different answers to these questions.

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